Horses develop enlargement and benign tumors in a section of the pituitary gland known as the pars intermedia. While these tumors do not spread and rarely become large enough to cause neurological disease, they overproduce hormones that create an abnormal metabolic state. Where is the pituitary gland in a horse? Read more…
In equine medicine, plasma products have been used (1) to treat failure of passive transfer (FPT); sepsis; and coagulopathies; (2) as “antiendotoxin” agents; and (3) to provide colloidal support. Why do they give foals plasma? Plasma transfusion to neonatal foals with partial or complete FPT is considered to be the Read more…
Water horsepower is the minimum power that is required to move the water (Figure 2). In other words, it is the power that the pump would require if the pump were 100% efficient. The water horsepower can be determined if the flow rate of the water and the force (pressure) Read more…
Equine recurrent uveitis (ERU), also known as Moon Blindness or Periodic Ophthalmia, is a leading cause of blindness in horses worldwide. It is one of the most common diseases of the equine eye, with an estimated prevalence of 2-25% in the United States. What causes horse blindness? In many horses, Read more…
This is the supraorbital fossa, the dent between the eye and ear, which moves in and out as he chews. This dent contains a pad of fat continuous with the fat behind the eyeball. Why do horses have dents above their eyes? Older horses and emaciated horses lose fat behind Read more…
On the other hand, the number of horses getting around with a prosthetic device is growing every year. Not every equine with a serious leg injury is a candidate for this option, but for horses with the right type of amputation, an artificial limb can allow many pain-free years in Read more…
Hames are attached to a horse collar used to distribute the load around a horse’s neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wood pieces, called hames, to which the traces, which attach to the wagon or Read more…
Incorporate half-halts into the following exercise to create more canter jump: On a 20-meter circle, push your horse forward into a bigger canter, using your leg aids within the rhythm to ask for more “gas.” After four or five strides, apply half-halts to ask him to gradually shorten his canter Read more…
Equine nutrition consultants often hear from horse owners that they use a 1-kg (2.2-lb) scoop. How much does 1 cup of horse feed weigh? One cup of this supplement is approximately ½ a pound. How many scoops of feed should I feed my horse? Tips: Feed 3 Scoops/day. For a Read more…
This product was manufactured by Silvercrest on behalf of Tesco. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) announced that horse meat had been found in frozen beefburgers at several Irish and British supermarkets, including Tesco, Asda, Dunnes Stores, Lidl, Aldi and Iceland. What supermarkets were involved in the horse meat Read more…