Obviously, for a larger thoroughbred horse the increase in daily amount of haylage is more dramatic . A 550kg thoroughbred requires an additional 4kg to meet the minimum recommendation of nearly 12kg (if the dry matter content is 70%). How much haylage should I feed my horse calculator? Horses should Read more…
Colic is the leading medical cause of death in horses. Technically, colic refers to pain in a horse’s abdomen, although colic episodes typically reflect conditions of the colon. Can colic in horses be fatal? Colic is a serious problem in horses and ponies, and in some cases it may be Read more…
Following surgery the horse will need 1-3 months of confinement (stall rest, confinement to a small pen or small trap). Younger horses with smaller hernias will need less confinement following surgery, than older larger horses with large hernia. How long is the healing process after hernia surgery? Most people are Read more…
“Popped knees” is a layman’s term for enlargement in the front of the carpal joints of a horse. The knee looks like it has “popped out.” Sometimes this is accompanied by marked lameness, sometimes not. Can a horse recover from a knee injury? Often, mild knee pain can be treated Read more…
Tack is equipment or accessories equipped on horses and other equines in the course of their use as domesticated animals. This equipment includes such items as saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, and harnesses. What is the thing on a horse’s head called? The muzzle is the part of the Read more…
The enlargement at the front of the knee usually is from the enlargement of the synovial structures–the three tendons that go over the front of the knees (flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, and extensor carpi radialis), two joints, and one bursa between the tendon and the joints. What does Read more…
The meniscus is a disc of connective tissue lying between the femur and tibia in the stifle joint. Where is the meniscus on a horse? The menisci are two semicircular horseshoe-shaped structures which lie within the stifle joints, between the tibia and femur (thigh bone), and together act as a Read more…
The radius and ulna are equivalent to the bones of the human lower arm but, unlike the human, they are fused together to prevent the horse’s foreleg from twisting. Why are the radius and ulna fused in many animals? These bones are separated in humans, giving us a range of Read more…
Horse: 7 or 8 (presence or absence of first carpal bone) Carnivores: 7 (fusion of radial and intermediate carpal bones) Do horses have Carpals? The horse’s carpus or knee is also made of 8 bones called the radial carpal bone, ulnar, middle, accessory, first, second, third and fourth carpal bones. Read more…
You can apply a relieving gel such as RAPIGEL® to minor leg swellings twice daily for the first few days after an injury to soothe the legs and help reduce the tissue swelling. How do you treat a swollen knee on a horse? For direct trauma to the soft tissues Read more…