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Animals enjoy Better Health eating Clay!

Animals enjoy Better Health eating Clay!

Animals are instinctively selective about the types of minerals they will ingest, shunning sedimentary minerals in favor of mineral deposits formed by igneous hydrothermal activity.

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Robert Neal

Robert Neal

Apr 16, 2015

Wheatgrass for Your Pet's Health

Wheatgrass for Your Pet's Health

Domestic dogs and cats chew grass. Many wild animals, and some people, develop 'pica' when ill, a craving to eat earth - particularly clay, which assuages diarrhoea and binds to many plant poisons.

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Robert Neal

Robert Neal

Apr 16, 2015

Is My Dog Normal?

Is My Dog Normal?

Tail-Chasing When puppies chase their tails, it's like babies grabbing their toes. It's a way to explore their bodies. It's not usually a problem unless dogs do it all the time. See if you can distract your pup.

Dog Wolf
Robin Gilliam Neal

Robin Gilliam Neal

Apr 16, 2015

Barrel Racing

Barrel Racing

Barrel racing is a rodeo event in which a horse and rider attempt to complete a clover-leaf pattern around preset barrels in the fastest time.

Pony Horse
Edmund Renier

Edmund Renier

Apr 15, 2015

Cowboy Polo

Cowboy Polo

Cowboy polo is a variation of polo played mostly in the western United States. Like regular polo, it is played in chukkars (periods) with two teams on horses who use mallets to hit a ball through a goal.

Edmund Renier

Edmund Renier

Apr 15, 2015

Buzkashi

Buzkashi

Buzkashi (literally "goat dragging" in Persian) or kokpar is the Central Asian sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to drag a goat or calf carcass toward a goal. Though unsavory it's part of animal history and teaches us lessons for the future!

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Edmund Renier

Edmund Renier

Apr 15, 2015

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