“Put the horse in a stall next to new barn mates, or in a paddock or pen near their pasture; after a few days you can start to integrate the relocated horse into the herd.”Also, don’t be in a hurry to put the horse to work for the first week Read more…
What is Chaff? Chaff or chopped straw is commonly fed to horses and ponies to bulk out their concentrate feed and to prevent them eating too quickly. Chaff is dried forage that has been cut into small pieces, in contrast to the long grass stems in hay and haylage. What Read more…
Getting Started. You should teach your dog a command of your choice that accompanies stopping him from rolling in the poop. You can choose to create a specific command such as “no poop!” or use the same “leave it!” command you use to get him to stop doing many other Read more…
Consider color, as well. Manure should be greenish brown; red or black indicates blood in the stool. Why is my horses poop black? Summary. Very dark manure may result from dietary factors such as poor nutrition. Importantly, it can also be indicative of bleeding into the upper gastrointestinal tract due Read more…
The epiglottis is the triangular cartilaginous structure that sits on the floor of the airway, just in front of the larynx (Figure 1a). Its job is to flip backwards and seal over the airway each time the horse swallows food, thereby preventing aspiration of the food bolus. What is epiglottis Read more…
Dosage and Administration GastroGard Paste is administered orally once a day at a dose of 4 mg/kg body weight. For a 500 kg horse, this would equate to 2000 mg of GastroGard. The concentration of omeprazole in GastroGard is 2.28 g per 6.15 g tube, or 37%. How is omeprazole Read more…
Omeprazole Cost One tube will last a 500 kg horse for three days. How long does omeprazole stay in a horses system? Urine analysis showed that omeprazole could be detected for up to 25 hr above the previously established urine screening limit of 500 pg/ml and thus indicated that the Read more…
Gastrogard Paste for horses is recommended for use in horses and foals 4 weeks of age and older. The contents of one syringe will dose a 1250 lb (568 kg) horse at the rate of 1.8 mg omeprazole/lb body weight (4 mg/kg). When is the best time to give Gastrogard? Read more…
Speedi-Beet becomes the first and only 10 minute quick soaking Beet pulp whilst Fibre-Beet is the only soaking mash product to be approved by BETA, making them both suitable for horses and ponies prone to equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS). Can you feed sugar beet to horses with ulcers? Using Read more…
Young horses, by nature, are inquisitive. They tend to mimic their mothers and explore their environments, which may include their dam’s feces. The main reason, thought by many scientists, why foals eat manure is to help populate their hind gut with important digestive microbes. Is it normal for a foal Read more…