Your horse’s coat can be compared to a book with many stories. The state of your horse’s hair can tell you of existing problems. Hair grows from skin follicles. Each strand is made up of the medula (center), cortex (middle) and cuticle (outer layer). Horses have 3 types of hair on their bodies. The hair […]
World Cat Day is celebrated on February 17th. Through the ages cats have had many labels attached to them. In ancient Egypt, cats were worshiped as gods. In the Dark Ages, aptly named, cats were thought to be demons. The rats put an end to that idea. In some cultures black cats are thought to […]
Polydactyl cats are also known as Hemingway cats, named after Ernest Hemingway, the Nobel prize-winning author. Hemingway was given a 6 toed cat by a ship’s captain and he had a special affection for these cats. His former home located in Key West, Florida is now a museum housing about 60 descendants of the original, […]
