Mange mites aren’t visible to the naked eye. They are found in the feathers, making the horse incredibly itchy and causing scabs to form. The mites live on the surface of the skin and feed on dead skin flakes. Sometimes the crusts they produce can move – making it seem Read more…
Many feed stores have black oil sunflower seeds on hand, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble sourcing them in bulk. Striped sunflower seeds, which are often consumed by humans, should not be fed to horses. Most horsemen feed 0.25-1 lb (100-450 g) of sunflower seeds a day. No more Read more…
Dogs and Cats: Dogs and cats usually receive cephalexin orally as a capsule, tablet or liquid two to three times daily. Horses: Horses should not receive oral cephalexin as this may cause a life-threatening diarrhea or colic. Can you give human antibiotics to horses? I don’t personally know anyone who Read more…
The jugular vein is superficial in the jugular furrow. Find the jugular vein. You can do this by holding the horse’s head up without turning it to the left or right. You want to focus on the first one-third of the horse’s neck, closer to its head. Where are the Read more…
Ivermectin and moxidectin are the most effective wormers against this parasite. At most times of year and in most cases, ivermectin is the preferred choice for targeting adult redworm burdens. Does panacur treat redworm? Panacur Equine Guard is also effective in controlling other immature and mature roundworms including large redworm Read more…
The test is an ELISA format which detects IgG(T) antibodies specific to three carefully selected cyathostomin antigens, representing the common species as well as all intra-horse stages of the life cycle (Figure 1), including the clinically important encysted larval phase (Dowdall et al., 2002, 2003, 2004; McWilliam et How do Read more…
Feeding seaweed to horses Feed 5-6 x 25ml level scoops per day for an average horse with 500kg of body weight. Reduce to half this amount for maintenance levels. Seaweed can be fed throughout the year to maintain iodine levels and support your horse’s health. Can horses eat raw seaweed? Read more…
Gloves are measured in inches. Using a tape measure, measure around the widest part of your hand (at your knuckles) without including your thumb. This measurement (in inches) is your glove size – most brands offer sizes 6–11 for adults and include half sizes, while children’s sizes are usually 4–5. Read more…
version 1.14. Iron two and a half, and leather horse armour – which was added in version 1.14 – just one and a half. You’ll notice a few differences between horse and human armour – the first is that gold horse armour actually offers more protection than iron horse armour. Read more…
ITS WORN IN THE MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. THE BEST TIME TO WEAR IT IS TUESDAY’S MORNINGS & SATURDAY’S EVENINGS. Which finger is best for horseshoe ring? These rings are worn on the right middle finger for men and left middle finger for women. Few iron rings are made Read more…