If you’re interested in a career that emphasizes hands-on work with horses, consider these roles. Equine-assisted therapist. Equine dental technician. Equine nutritionist. Equine rehabilitation therapist. Equine veterinarian. Equine veterinary technician. Horse breeder. Horse trainer. What is the highest paying job with horses? High-paying equine careers Mounted police officer. National average Read more…
When performing surgery for colic for any reason in an old horse, we do prophylactically remove all pedunculated lipomas from the small intestine and small colon to prevent this problem in the future. Can lipomas be stopped? Most lipomas don’t need treatment. But if a lipoma causes pain or you’re Read more…
Copper sulphate is commonly applied directly to hooves to help deal with bacterial overgrowth in issues like white line disease. Experimental studies have shown that it given be orally to improve copper status in horses. Is copper sulphate toxic for horses? The research results are as follows: Horses are sensitive Read more…
Current advice is to restrict starch intake to less than 1g of starch per kg of bodyweight per meal and less than 2g of starch per kg bodyweight per day. Is high starch good for horses? It is well documented that horses are ineffective at utilising starch if fed in Read more…
approximately 10 to 12 months. You’ve probably heard that it takes about a year for a horse to grow an entirely new hoof. Godbee notes that average hoof growth is anywhere from ¼ inch to ½ inch per month, so for most horses, it will take approximately 10 to 12 Read more…
Iodine solutions can be used on cuts and scrapes that equines and humans may acquire around the barn or in the pasture. Tincture of iodine is an alcohol-based antiseptic. It stings when applied, so horse owners might want to dilute it a bit and be ready for a reaction if Read more…
Horses are typically fed kelp at a rate of 5 – 20 grams per day, depending on iodine needs and the concentration of the product used. A 5 gram serving of kelp meal will yield between 3.5 to 15 mg of iodine. This is adequate to meet the minimum iodine Read more…
Sweet Itch is a skin disease (sometimes called summer itch or seasonal allergic dermatitis) and is caused by an allergy to the saliva of certain biting flies or midges (e.g., Culicoides spp.). How do you get rid of a horse’s summer itch? Ensure pastures are well-drained to reduce stagnant water Read more…
Fermented grain feed is NOT a good idea for equines, their digestive system is not suited to managing it. Distillery giveaways of their fermented grains left over from the brewing process is often available for the hauling, but totally unsuitable for ANY EQUINES. Can horses eat fermented food? Fermentation metabolites Read more…
Aggression to People: The varieties of aggression toward people include fear, pain induced, sexual (hormonal), learned, and dominance related. Some horses, especially young ones, play with each other while showing signs of aggression such as kicking and biting. What makes a horse aggressive? Aggression toward other horses is mostly associated Read more…