Why Do Horses Need Shoes? (A Complete Guide)
Horses need horseshoes for the same purposes humans need shoes. Horseshoes protect a horse’s hooves the same way shoes protect our feet.
Horses need horseshoes for the same purposes humans need shoes. Horseshoes protect a horse’s hooves the same way shoes protect our feet.
A gaited horse is a horse that “single-foots” – walks while one foot is in contact with the ground, paces, or ambles. Ambling gaits are slower than cantering but faster than walking. Gaited horses also do a running walk. To understand what a gaited horse is in-depth, it’s important to define the term “gait”.
According to the Guinness World Records, the fastest a racehorse has run is 43.97mph or 70.76 km/h. The speed at which horses run depends on many factors, including breed.
The 20% rule states that horses can easily carry 20 percent of their body weight and not more. But it’s not as simple as following this rule. Several factors go into calculating the weight a horse can carry.