Flies can provide a nice game of catch for some dogs, and they’re plenty safe to eat. Stinging insects, on the other hand, can “bite back” if bitten, causing irritation and swelling—or worse if a dog is allergic. But flies pose no threat to your pet. What can happen if Read more…
At WeatherBeeta, we have blankets in a variety of denier, to match the needs of every horse. When choosing a turnout blanket, the most common types of deniers you will see are: 600D (medium), 1200D (heavy) or 1680D (very heavy.) What Fill is a midweight horse blanket? between 200 and Read more…
Gonadocorticoids, also produced by the adrenals, act on sperm production in stallions and affect reproductive behavior in both sexes. The adrenal glands also produce the catecholemines, epinephrine and norepinephrine. These hormones are responsible for the “fight or flight” response when a threat is sensed. What is the function of the Read more…
Regulatory control of the thyroid gland in horses is similar to other species. Clinical signs of hypothyroidism in adult horses are minimal. Several drugs and physiologic and pathophysiological states can cause circulating thyroid hormone concentrations to be low without actual pathology of the thyroid gland. Where is the thyroid gland Read more…
Sweat appears on the head, flanks and top of the rump when a horse is extremely hot and may be at risk of heat stress. A horse who does not sweat as much as his herdmates in the same environment—or who doesn’t sweat at all—may have anhidrosis, a dangerous failure Read more…
Horses’ skin appears just as sensitive as humans‘ The results revealed no significant difference between humans and horses in the concentration of nerve endings in the outer, surface layer of skin. Do horses have more sensitive skin than humans? The results revealed no significant difference between humans and horses in Read more…
Deep Digital Flexor Deep to the superficial digital flexor muscle and flexor muscles of the carpus. Passes through the carpal canal before branching and continues to insert on the palmar distal phalanx via the deep digital flexor tendon. Which of the following passes through the carpal canal? The median nerve Read more…
Olecranon disruption prevents horses from extending the elbow, diminishing their ability to bear weight on the forelimb (2,3). The ulna acts like a lever arm, helping to maintain the leg in extension by placing proximad forces on the olecranon through the triceps brachii muscle (3). What is the elbow of Read more…
Unless a young foal needs corrective trimming and even shoeing in the case of Developmental Orthopedic Disease (club feet or underrun heels), shoeing will not be necessary until you begin training the young horse. How old does a horse have to be to put shoes on? Do not start shoeing Read more…
Adjustment: The chin strap, whether leather or chain, always connects the top rings of the bit, near the corners of the horse’s mouth. Adjust the chin strap so it hangs in the “chin groove,” just behind your horse’s chin. Does the chin strap go in front of or behind the Read more…