More reasons why horses are weird: therio edition
-their ovaries are inside out
-their ovaries are massive
-their ovaries are attached to the body wall, making it simultaneously easier and harder to find them
-ovulation causes a massive hematoma in the ovary
-rectaling a horse must be done gently- they have shitty rectums
-their uterine tone is low during oestrus (making it difficult to find), the opposite of every other specie
-their uterine tone is high during dioestrus so the trophoblast can bounce around in there, knocking on the uterine walls so the mare can recognize the pregnancy
-horses are bad a twinning. so bad in fact, that one twin routinely gets manually squished to prevent dystocia
-their cervix is hormone responsive, and follows the same tone as the uterus during cycling, making it difficult to find
-they're long-day cycling
-more experienced mares routinely bite the person carrying the lube and rectal glove. they know what's coming
