Veterinarians should advise clients to: Avoid high-potassium feeds such as alfalfa hay, brome hay, canola oil, soybean meal or oil, and molasses. Feed timothy or Bermuda grass hay, beet pulp, or grains such as oats, corn, wheat and barley. Pasture is usually OK. Feed several times a day. Provide regular Read more…
This has led many people to believe that the application and removal of this shoe can be painful for both horse and human – but in reality, it doesn’t hurt either time. The good news is that the nails that hold the shoes in place only go through the part Read more…
This condition is called tying-up, or rhabdomyolysis, and is comparable to severe cramps that a human might experience. During these episodes, muscles become damaged and unable to function properly. Why does a horse tie up? Tying-up, or azoturia as it is also known, is a muscle metabolism condition found in Read more…
Horse chestnut and buckeye trees The horse chestnut tree is rather poorly named, as no horse should ever eat any part of this tree. The tree is dangerous and poisonous when growing, the seeds, sprouts, and leaves all have toxins. Can horses be around chestnut trees? Though horses may be Read more…
Mrs S Ricci. Vauban is a thoroughbred horse born in France in 2018. Race horse Vauban is by Galiway (GB) out of Waldfest (GB) , trained by Willie Mullins. Vauban form is available here. Owned by MRS S RICCI. About the horse. Foal Date 25 Mar 2018 Description 4yo CH Read more…
Growing from the dropped conkers is one way of getting them started. You may ask, “will horse chestnuts grow from cuttings?”. They will, and it is actually one of the easiest ways of horse chestnut cutting propagation. You may take young softwood cuttings in spring or hardwood cuttings in autumn. Read more…
5 year old. Country Grammer is a 5 year old horse and has raced from 2019 to 2022. He was sired by Tonalist out of the Forestry mare Arabian Song. He was trained by Bob Baffert and has raced for Paul Pompa, Jr., and was bred in Kentucky, United States Read more…
Rich Strike is a chestnut colt with a white blaze and two white socks on his hind legs. He was bred at Calumet Farm in Kentucky and was foaled on April 25, 2019. Was Rich Strike stud or a mare? Rich Strike was produced by Canadian champion Gold Strike, a Read more…
The favorite and the dark horse: Minnesota horses poised for historic Kentucky Derby. Only four horses with Minnesota owners have ever qualified for the Kentucky Derby, including Zozos and Zandon this year. Which Kentucky Derby horses are from Minnesota? Zandon was one of two horses with Minnesota ties to compete Read more…
IOWA-OWNED MO DONEGAL WAS ONE OF THE FAVORITES. Is Mo Donegal horse from Iowa? Iowa-owned Belmont Stakes winner Mo Donegal came out of the last leg of the Triple Crown with bone bruising and will be out of training for 60 days. Jerry Crawford of Des Moines, CEO of Donegal Read more…