Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) is not poisonous to dogs, but is toxic to livestock. Sheep, goats and cattle exhibit signs of poisoning after eating fresh horsetail. Ingesting dried horsetail leads to poisoning in horses. Is horsetail toxic to dogs? Symptoms of horseweed poisoning in dogs are usually mild. Symptoms after ingesting Read more…
Lastly, when a horse falls to the ground, either under anesthesia, or while being euthanized, the fall is not always graceful and it happens fast. Once the euthanasia has occurred, disposal of the body must be considered. The options for disposal are burial underground, admission to a landfill for burial, Read more…
Caudal heel syndrome happens when the heel of a horse’s hoof is too far forward. This is often due to poor or a lack of trimming the hooves. When the hoof is not trimmed properly, it can become uneven and the horse’s weight is then unevenly distributed. What is caudal Read more…
Dirty Sheath or Udder When enough smegma builds-up, it can begin to irritate the horse. Since horses cannot reach their sheaths or udders to scratch, they tend to rub their tails instead. To remedy the situation, thoroughly clean your horse’s sheath or udder. What causes tail rubbing in horses? Sneaky Read more…
Placing your hand parallel to the neck, take hold of a few hairs along the bottom of the mane. Use the comb to “tease” the rest of the hairs in that section up to the crest. Holding your thumb against the comb and hairs, quickly pull the comb away. Does Read more…
The most common parasite tied to tail rubbing is the pinworm (Oxyuris equi), which causes rectal irritation. Do horses rub their tails when they have worms? Also known as rat tail, broken hair or matted tail, tail rubbing most often indicates the presence of pin worms. Eggs of pinworms are Read more…
The mane is traditionally braided on the horse´s right side, so the rider can view the horse’s conformation before mounting on the right side. In disciplines such as show hunting and eventing, it is considered correct to braid the mane on the right side, although in dressage, it can be Read more…
Blanketing won’t prevent the growth of the winter coat, but it does cause the hair to grow in shorter because the environment beneath the blanket is warmer. How is hair growth controlled in horses? In many species, including horses, melatonin has been found to suppress prolactin secretion [5,6], which has Read more…
Mane rubbing is often caused by insect bites, particularly from ticks that attach to the horse’s neck skin to feed on blood. They are hard to see, but easy to feel by running your fingers through the base of the mane. Even after the ticks are pulled out, an itchy Read more…
Some horse wounds will scar and grow some hair back. Some scars remain hairless. It boils down to how much damage happened to the hair follicles in the skin. Lots of damage means the hair is probably not coming back. Can hair regrow on a scar? Hair doesn’t naturally grow Read more…