Most horses, especially racehorses, birthdays are celebrate on January 1st in the Northern Hemisphere and August 1st in the Southern Hemisphere. A horse born towards the end of the year or close to August would be considered a year old on those dates. This sounds a bit unfair when it comes to racehorses as some […]
Spanish researchers at the Department of Agro-Forestry Services at the University of Seville (Spain) believe the stress level of a horse can be tested through its eyes with a thermographic camera. Dr. Ester Bartolome Medina PhD at the Agro-Forestry Services believes that a horse’s eye temperature can reflect stress levels during competing show events. In […]
Not long ago (all of us excluded) believed that while dogs were able to perform some tasks, they had no feelings and no understanding of what they were doing. Today we’ve learned so much more about the animals with whom we share our lives. Many of our behaviors and skills are learned by imitation beginning […]
