It may also help keep condition on older horses. CoolStance® contains low levels of NSC (<12%) which may be suitable for horses at risk of insulin resistance, laminitis and tying up. It may be useful in the diet of horses affected by Cushing’s disease to reduce the NSC intake. Can Read more…
Horse Apples aka Osage Orange aka Bois D’ark fruit aren’t edible in the traditional sense of fruit. Their flesh is sticky, mealy, and generally unpleasant. However, their roasted seeds, though messy to free from the pulp, are plentiful and tasty, having a flavor somewhat like sunflower seeds. Is Bois d Read more…
Copra is coconut meal and is considered an excellent cool-feed for horses, being a good source of oils and protein. Can horses eat copra? Horse owners who add copra meal or coconut oil to their horse’s diets are generally doing so to increase fat consumption, thereby boosting caloric density of Read more…
Equest 18.92 mg/g Oral Gel for Horses & Ponies contains the active ingredient Moxidectin to treat large and small redworm (including encysted small redworm), roundworm, pinworm, stomach worm, threadworm, hairworm and bots. What horse wormer has moxidectin? Quest Plus Gel Moxidectin/ Praziquantel Horse Dewormer, Late Grazing Season recommended for Horses Read more…
Answer. Sunflower seeds are safe for horses, and horses eat them readily. Horsemen typically add them to a horse’s ration to supplement fat in an effort to bolster coat condition. What kind of sunflower seeds can horses eat? Classic sunflower seeds, like those consumed at sporting events and used in Read more…
Cholangiohepatitis. Cholangiohepatitis is inflammation of the bile ducts and adjacent liver, which occasionally causes liver failure in horses. It is sometimes associated with stones in the bile duct, inflammation of the small intestine, intestinal obstructions, tumors, and certain toxins (poisons). Why would a horses liver fail? Conditions that may induce Read more…
While it is true that horses digest fibrous foods less efficiently than their ruminant counterparts, a horse’s unique needs dictate how much nutrition it actually requires from hay. Therefore, it’s a myth that all horses always require higher quality hay than cattle. Can horses survive on just hay? Many pleasure Read more…
Signs attributed to urea toxicity in the horse are incoordination, wandering, and head-pressing (horses will press their heads against solid objects). Cattle feeds may contain another ingredient that is dangerous for horses. Ionophores are antibiotic-like compounds used in ruminant diets to alter rumen fermentation. Is urea harmful to horses? Urea Read more…
Hay can be broken down into two main categories: grass (e.g. Timothy, Fescue) and legume (e.g. Alfalfa, Clover). Grass hay is exactly what it sounds like – a short leafy plant – while legumes are members of the pea family. Not all hay is made equally, and each horse has Read more…
The drowsiness effects of antihistamines are very powerful in the horse. The dose of Piriton is 20 tablets for an average 500kg horse, but this normally makes them very sleepy. Other antihistamines, such as Atarax, are less sedative, but generally antihistamines are rarely used in horses. Can you give your Read more…