Trace minerals are essential to the equine diet and help support cell health, immunity, hoof and coat quality, and more. Is your horse getting what he needs? Trace minerals are essential to the equine diet and help support cell health, immunity, hoof and coat quality, and more. What is the Read more…
The answer is yes, horse can indeed swim. In fact, they are actually very competent swimmers, due to their huge lungs, which enables them to naturally float. Can horses float? The size of a horse’s lungs aids their competency to swim. One horse lung can hold 14.5 gallons (55L) of Read more…
Vitamins help the horse’s body carry out the functions essential to life such as: Production of skin, hooves, bone and muscle. Strengthening of the immune system. Maintenance and repair of cells, tissues and organs. What vitamins should you give horses? Horses need vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and K Read more…
Low magnesium levels are seen in 78% of horses with enterocolitis. Approximately 40% of horses that have colic will have endotoxemia (presence of bacteria from inside the intestine in the blood) which triggers an immune response and causes magnesium levels to drop. How common are magnesium deficiencies? Magnesium deficiency, also Read more…
Limited forage intake, diets high in grain but low in forage, or substantial sweat losses could contribute to a potassium deficiency. What is the most common cause of low potassium? Low potassium (hypokalemia) has many causes. The most common cause is excessive potassium loss in urine due to prescription medications Read more…
More energy-dense than oats, and a higher fibre content than maize, barley is seen as an ‘in between’ grain. Micronised barley increases digestive efficiency so it has an elevated energy level over that of uncooked barley. Barley has been historically fed to increase the bulk of a horse (to put Read more…
Ivermectin Liquid for Horses Dosage And Administration The recommended dose is 200 µg of ivermectin per kilogram of body weight. Each mL contains sufficient ivermectin to treat 50 kg of body weight; 10 mL will treat a 500 kg horse. Is ivermectin safe for mini horses? Ivermectin may kill dung Read more…
Etymology. This idiom comes from British horse-racing circles, likely because the presumed ideal source for racing tips would be the horse rather than spectators or riders. What does heard it from the horse’s mouth mean? idiom. If you hear something (straight) from the horse’s mouth, you hear it from the Read more…
Fasting equine patients prior to general anesthesia is common in some practices in an attempt to decrease the risk of post-anesthetic colic. Anesthetic protocols recommend fasting from 6 to 12 h before induction of anesthesia (1–6). What time do you have to fast before surgery? Adults and teenagers over 12. Read more…
Resistances which inhibit movement are referred to as “braces”. The definition of a brace is: The Lack of correct, full, voluntary, and unimpeded movement in any able direction, demonstrated by a smooth, tension-free, and willing response on the part of the horse. Can a horse have braces? Yes, in some Read more…