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Horses sleep standing. A horse tomb rarely and when it does for a long time is a symptom of disease.
The legs of horses consist of a series of ligaments that allow these maintain a position on all fours station during sleep without tiring (since only muscles involved in this position) without being fully aware.

Besides the horses do not sleep long hours like people, but stick small nod of minutes, because as an animal that can serve as a dam must be aware of the arrival of potential predators ever.
Depending Blackness look better or worse at night, but the night vision capability is similar to that of humans and other diurnal animals. "

The teeth of the horse

The first thing that we will realize when analyzing a horse's mouth, is that it is a vegetarian animal; indeed, the row of incisors before its disposal are specially prepared to start herb.

After these incisors, canines found, which are usually present only in males and not come out until the animal has an age of 4 to 5 years. These teeth have much space between them, are not touched and therefore appearance hardly change over the lifetime of the animal. The space between the teeth where the steak rests, known as bars.

Then the back of the mouth, there are six wheels on each side, top and bottom molars. Of these the horse used to grind food, a job that causes wear but the part that protrudes from the gum will remain mostly unchanged since the wheel continues to grow. Sometimes the wear is uneven, causing the appearance of cutting tips that we not scrape damage.

The language of horses

The language of the horses comes from the language of the heart because, without any falsehood, is at all times as they are and feel.
Horses are very sensitive animals of prey that live in herds perfectly organized. Their survival depends on their ability to perceive any inconsistency in the environment. The safety of the herd requires continuous communication between its members.




How do horses communicate?
The most important form of communication for horses are emotions. If a pack member feels fear, the rest automatically and simultaneously responds run. They perceive the emotional message by way of information to know what attitude to take in an emergency. In herds, inconsistent attitudes among its members are not allowed because they can endanger the lives of everyone in danger. Therefore, mothers are very strict with their young.

What can we learn from the way horses communicate?

We should learn from horses to openly communicate what really happens to us, what we feel, what our doubts, fears and strange sensations. Let's be aware of our thoughts and feelings as we we use the information to consistently live in the present, within the complex human society.

Totilas

Last winter, a German block owned by Paul Schoeckemoehle 10 million euros was spent on the considered best horse in dressage world . Totilas , which is the name the animal, then became a media phenomenon in the German country. Never before had paid for a stallion so much.The anticipation has returned this week to the imminent debut of her new horse and rider, the German Mathias Rath, in the international tournament in Munich .Experts believe that Totilas is currently the best horse in the world . A bearing and its undoubted beauty joins a devastating talent in dressage, corroborated with three gold medals in the 2010 Equestrian Games in Lexington .Right after these Games the horse was sold to Schoeckemoehle for the incredible amount of EUR 10 million , an unknown figure before.This Dutch horse is the son of another famous thoroughbred called Gribaldi , and since its debut in the competition has achieved several scoring records that have even become varis cover of German publications .Now, after overcoming an ulcer on one leg , his Totilas is willing rentreé . Mathias Rath , his new rider , took the expectation, but says blindly trust his horse : "He has lots of personality and generates extreme confidence , never seen a stallion like this ."

The great champion

The competitor, the incomparable Totilas.
The most beautiful and expensive horse in the world.
Totilas, has again proved to be the great world leader right now. Already in the German Championship won gold, leaving silver for SALINERO, and now in Rotterdam with Edward Gal is ratified winning reprise Grand Prix and Kur.
Great prizes to its only 8 years.

Facts about the Equus caballus

-There are over 350 breeds of horses and ponies.-To know the age of a horse neceista only count their teeth.
-The heart of a horse weighs about 5 kilos.
-Horses expend more energy than standing cast.
-No matter the shape of the mark on the forehead of the horse or mare; always called star.
-Foals are usually born at night.
-The hooves of the horses are like nails and filing them is necessary to hydrate about every two months.
-A horse drinks about 40 liters a day.
-When the horse secretes a lot of foaming at the mouth, it means it's going well, is happy with what he is doing.
-When I silvas, you bring them peace of mind.

Evolution of the Horse

The evolution of the horse can be traced through the fossil record up to Hyracotherium, a small herbivore that lived during the Eocene, 55 million years ago in North America. It is supposed to descend all subsequent equines, including genus Equus.

Features horseThere are three characters that best illustrate the trend in the evolution of the horse , these body size, the structure of the legs and the structure of the teeth.The modern horse belongs to the order Perissodactyla , the odd hoofed ungulates gifted ( one to three ) Seven major adaptations are obvious in modern horses. :1. - The elongation of the eye anterior skull which is a consequence of their eating habits. A long head allows you to reach the ground without much lengthening the neck.. 2 - The diastema , or space between the incisors and the premolars and molars battery . This space is the man who used to put the bite with handling the animal.. 3 - Very long teeth hipsidonte type , which continue to grow throughout the life of the animal and that in adaptation to food grinding lines are provided on a matrix of enamel dentin.. 4 - The provision of all digits except the third and the rudiments of the metacarpals and metatarsals of the second and third digit are like stilettos on top.. 6 - Modification of the third metacarpal and metatarsal digit becomes a thick, powerful bone cane .. 7 - The strong ligament that originates in the back of the rod and extends to the sesamoid bones forming a pulley in the region of the fetlock . Other sesamoid ligaments connect with the phalanges of the hoof , all forming a spring mechanism that keeps the hoof between voltage ( bending ) when the tent on the ground and propel the animal forward.Adaptive radiation that gave rise to modern horse just described , then, included the following changes ; a) the elongation of the skull from conventional short and elongated size to the present; b ) the occurrence of the diastema , c ) the elongation of the teeth and the development of the pattern of enamel and dentin in the world the modern horse ; d ) the increased size and greater complexity of the brain ; e) the amendment of a leg with three fingers in digitigrade animals , a single finger and unguligrado ; f ) the evolution of the cane and the fetlock .If you look at the Eocene , we will see many different genera and species of horses which ran in time compared to the first modern horses were small , her teeth had a relatively small surface abrasion and legs had a higher number of fingers (four ) . Throughout the following periods Oligocene , Miocene , Pliocene and Pleistocene , as is seen new genres and old are becoming extinct . In all cases a clear increase of the body size increased abrasion surface teeth and reducing the number of fingers is produced in accordance latter reduced the central finger is made ​​larger , prevailing today.Hyracotherium : Eohippus known as , the size of a "fox terrier" short legs, with four toes in front and three behind, although the third finger is bigger and the first rear leg is quite small ; unsprung leg ligaments , but possibly also supported by bearings and a tendon that originates at and extends muscle fetlock ; region of the skull above the orbits not long : molars and different , not elongated and like the wheels of human besides her teeth were adapted for the consumption of young leaves of the bushes and your eyes tubers premolars were also different , as they were located closer to the center of the head preventing a good lateral view ; small and smooth hemispheres ; he lived in the jungles of North American and European Eocene . His fingers spread and the bearing that held seem to have been an adaptation to move the soft , moist jungle environment in which dwelt floor. Apparently , the animal is protected and unlikely hiding your skin has been spotted for camouflage was more effective to avoid predators .Mesohippus : the size of a sheep ; three toes on the front paws or one on the back ; the more elongated fingers that Hyracotherium bearing persistent ; preorbital skull begins to lengthen and the diastema appears ; almost all the same to the molars premolars , teeth had low crowns ; larger and convoluted cerebral hemispheres that Hyracotherium . Inhabitants of the forested regions will Oligocene in North America.Parahippus and Meriychppus : about the size of a pony ; keep three fingers on each paw, but the third finger is quite dominant and sides may not touch the ground ; the skull is quite elongated ; the diastema is higher than in previous species , there is no difference between his molars molars and premolars are more elongated and have some Hyracotherium dentin Meriychippus all these characters reached greater and there was already an elastic ligament in the fetlock . His teeth were clearly hipsinodontes their molar crowns were high and his jaw was profound. The animal was grazing in the meadows possibly although it is possible that the bearing has not disappeared . His brain was like a slightly smaller but modern horse . Parahippus was an inhabitant of the Miocene of North America, their offspring lived Meriychippus high Miocene of the same region.Pliohippus and Equus : The number of fingers is reduced to one, although the side Pliohippus had rudimentary fingers . The side formed a pair of primitive sobrehuesos placed along metatarsal and not seen externally . The head is extended still further, the size of the body increases , the wheels continue to elongate and become more complex . The transition from Equus Pliohippus to mean only increasing in size and some minor anatomical changes. Pliohippus appears in the Pliocene of North America where then dies , but not before invading Europe , Asia and Africa. In the old world still prevail nine species ( horse four zebras and four asses) . The modern horse Equus or appears at the end of the Pliocene , and extends to the Old World, via Alaska and Siberia.As we have seen one of the essential elements in the progress of the horses was the changing food habits. There were two types of ramoneadotes , inhabiting the forest and like deer feeding on leaves and twigs of shrubs ; and grazers , grazing in the meadows and ate the most hard and abrasive grasses . E adaptation to these habits , teeth of grazers were higher and more resistant to abrasion, longer neck and head (to reach the floor) , the muscles of mastication different , and the legs were longer and had changed considerably in these animals, whose defense consisted mainly of running away . In the late Oligocene and early Miocene , the grazers seem to have dominated and late Tertiary , all ramoneadotas species were extinct .With this knowledge we can extend the look back , review the crow flies , the ancestors of modern horses and see how these adaptations were acquired during course of geologic time. It should be understood , however, that this process did not occur in a straight line where there were several irregularities and deviations culminating lines then died .

Moisture and cold weather arrives ...

With the arrival of autumn and winter, cold weather starting and humidity can be large enemy for our horses due to the emergence of arestines .This skin condition is known as irritation of the lower extremities caused mainly by water , mud and moisture.Appear as a rash on the hands and feet caused by an accumulation of traces of water , producing further hair loss and inflamed skin soft to very painful ulcers originándole horse. If not treated in time can extend up to the belly area and be much more difficult to cure.In some cases, certain horses paw was inflamed and filled with pus so it would have to leave to work for a while and try for daily treatment root out this happy winter disease.
  For the farrier is also a very annoying problem for the animal suffering by arestines , he defends the pain and does not allow you to manage your feet in comfort. Also, after shoeing a horse with mold problems , it must be thoroughly cleaned shoeing tools and apron guard .

How to end the arestines when are still starting ?The easiest way to eliminate fungi not yet highly developed method is:- Wash thoroughly rubbing the infected area with a sponge soaked in shampoobut contains betadine or call Hibiscrub sold in pharmacies , and carefully go trying to start small but will be formed scabs raw.
- Leave on for about four minutes to shampoo .
- Then wash the area and dry it immediately with kitchen paper .
- At the end you will see the knuckle of your clean horse and it's there when you are pouring water mixed with betadine to fester and heal small wounds or but instead of this we can have a special cream called Cuatroderm ( sold in pharmacies ) but both options serve the same purpose and will perhaps be more economical water mixture and betadine .- Then optional , you can put some bandages or dressings rest and store in a non wet area.-A action the following day to take the cream or spray on wounds healing to keep repeating . It is normal for your horse to do this may complain and avoid being put cream mixed with the water because surely sting but that 's a good sign for us as it means that you are healing and slowly closing wounds they were dragging the crust .That it is good to be consistent and repeat this action at least once a day , otherwise it will grow back and the crust would have to start the whole process again.
- When you see that finally these fungi have been removed you can have occasionally called Audevard cream to prevent irritation to the area and trying his limbs do not get wet at this time , if dry them immediately.

The position that keeps rider, speaks with horse

Position can not be above the horse is very important when communicating with the animal, when it comes to getting us obey, to move. It is vital that we know from the beginning which is the way to sit and body position:

The seat : One of the most important parts , because that is where we feel more accurately as the horse is ; if galloping gone wrong if limps when jumping in dressage, everything is connected to the seat. We will always be relaxed in the saddle , focused on our body, because if you are not focused , we can not properly use the rest of our body , much less our balance.
    The arms : the important thing is when we go to ride the horse note that we are relaxed . This conveys much with our hands , so that if we are tense , we'll throw the steak on the reins , the horse will not stop stretching the neck. Our arms should hang naturally, our elbows bent and hands , with thumbs up , they will be placed just above our elbows on either side of the cross.
    Legs : legs constantly send signals to the horse. To confuse you must not be like the arms hanging naturally, with pressure on the saddle , the horse note for us , and know who is boss . With our relaxed hips.
    The feet are in the stirrups , but not all the walking you have to put just the tip leaving the heel exposed and lowering them , so that they are lower than the toes heels.
    The shoulders square and relaxed, our face held high , looking over his ears forward, never down.


    The elasticity and balance are two things we have to bear etched in our minds for riding. Our body has to move at the same pace as the horse.

    The perfect position is one in which you can draw an imaginary line , running from our head to our ankles , hips through .

It is vital that mounts without fear, to do the horse will notice and that he will send you, always have to jump on the animal with a positive attitude always relaxed but at the same time sending him to treat you with affection so they do not feel threatened .

     The perfect position is one in which you can draw an imaginary line, running from our head to our ankles, hips through.

Equine Diseases in winter

It is important to know that horses adapt more easily to winter to summer, but that does not mean that when that time of year comes, horses also suffer from diseases that are enhanced by the cold, so we can see some veterinarians pictures complicated so then we told about these problems and also give them some tips.

 During the winter horses require extreme care , can not forget that the conditions that make the colder times of the year can be fatal to horses if proper precautions are not taken, as the case of main concern for not allowing cold moisture , as this can make the room feel and finish is enhanced animal seriously sick from the cold.One of the most common disease known as foot disorders involves the softening of the frog , which can be detected easily because it is one of the symptoms produced by a single rotten smell , this is due to the presence of dead tissue , and the second would be arestines of which we talked about yesterday , in both cases you need to immediately contact your veterinarian unless the arestines are not very developed can follow the steps listed yesterday to remedy . To prevent these formations is necessary to keep the environment dry and clean the hulls.Another very common disease involves lesions on the pastern , which is an alteration in the skin from prolonged contact with the intense cold , can occur when animals spend much time in the cold snow or treading water for I detect we have to see fur loss in round, another sign of immediate alarm .

How to buy the best hay despite the crisis?

Saw the picture , buy the hay with the best quality / price is almost impossible . Some aspects that we consider to try are:PLANNING : the earlier you know the farmer regards will need hay and have spoken to the producer, the lower the price we have to pay for it.It is advisable to buy hay in the months short , June, September or October, because if you start looking in January, the price will be more expensive.CHOOSE DIRECT PURCHASE : If the farmer can accept large truck on his farm , hay should try to buy directly from a farmer or use an agent to wholesalePAY ATTENTION TO THE MARKET : It is important that the farmer has his bespoken before hay shortage is observed in the market . Everyone will need more hay, because there will be less grass in pastures .BUY WHOLE TRUCK : out much more cost effective than buying alpacas go slowly , to save costs you can buy the hay needed to cover child support for a year, and that from that date the nutritional level of low forage.TYPE SHOULD FIND HAY : in Spain , sold hay meadow , grain , alfalfa , straw and other fodder whose nutritional content varies depending on the type of horse . For example in the case of pregnant mares should receive some alfalfa to enrich your diet. No embaro , usually , the alfalfa is too strong for use with horses or ponies at rest .BUY A GOOD QUALITY HAY : Hay may seem even cheaper if does not contain the necessary nutrients and proteins , it is desirable to increase the quality they get the horses to ensure that they maintain their peso.Si hay is full of weeds or if has cut wrong and dirty horses will not eat or will begin to produce colic in the block.

When and What horses think?

Can a horse thinking? Smart Is a horse?

 First we have to know that a horse 's priorities are different from those of humans , much of their mental capacity focuses on balanced and have him move his big body , so that the horse be safe from any type of danger or threat , making the most of this time using your brain constantly.The horse may think, and reason ( since it is able to solve many situations ) , can also learn , as a horse in his life that has been tamed , has been learning things daily .It also has a great memory and is able to learn from one shot , so you have to focus and concentrate hard when we train our horse so that it can capture everything , and not takes the block a anger to perform the exercise or a fault in this , as your great memory can be counterproductive.The horses daily learning by trial and error but if we learn that the first will save hours of training.
The horses respond differently to different events so ( emotionally speaking) , but unfortunately only emotions can interpret through their behavior. Which can often be difficult.