Have feet properly trimmed and shod. Avoid hard surfaces and poor footing. Keep your horse physically fit with good nutrition, grooming, exercise and veterinary care. Treatment should be started as early as possible in order to maximize the opportunity for complete healing without degeneration of the joint cartilage. How can Read more…
The stirrups will hang from the saddle sideways to the horse. Before you mount, turn the stirrup towards you so that the stirrup is flat against the horse and there is a half turn in the leather. The part of the stirrup that was against the horse should now be Read more…
Sometimes, however, we see horses gobbling mouthfuls of dirt. This suggests a significant deficiency of one or more trace minerals and needs to be resolved with a change in feed or the addition of a balanced mineral supplement like Redmond Rock natural salt licks or Redmond Rock Crushed loose minerals Read more…
It just means your horse is too high level for. that race, and so it ‘caps’ or lowers their. stats to the highest level that race require. What does it mean when a horse lugs in? Lug In: A horse that bears (drifts towards the rail) in during the stretch Read more…
The metacarpophalangeal (fetlock) joint is an intensely loaded, high-motion joint that is frequently injured in athletic horses. Fetlock region lameness can occur in horses of any occupation, but the joint is at particularly high risk in horses performing at maximal speed. What type of joint is the metacarpophalangeal joint in Read more…
Median Plane—This divides the horse’s body into right and left halves (median means in the middle). sagittal Plane—Any plane parallel to the median plane. Example: A plane dividing the right and left sides of a hoof. Medial—Structures located closer to the median plane. Where is the croup on a horse? Read more…
The horse’s pelvis is made up of two halves, these being the pelvic bones (os coxae). Each half – or hemipelvis – is made up of three flat bones, the ilium, pubis and ischium, which are fused into one. Where is the pelvis in a horse? The pelvis connects the Read more…
Molds, on bread or any other edible, often produce mycotoxins. Horses cannot digest this toxic compound, which ends up causing many illnesses and diseases. These diseases range from reproductive to respiratory, gastrointestinal, and immunological problems. Can horses eat stale bread? Bread is also high in starch and if your horse Read more…
Corticosteroids such as dexamethasone can cause or worsen gastric ulcers. In some instances your veterinarian may chose to prescribe drugs such as omeprazole to protect your horse’s digestive tract while it is on dexamethasone. Can steroids cause ulcers in horses? Corticosteroids. Stomach ulcers may occur following corticosteroid therapy. Horses may Read more…
At a preventative dose, give 50g (1 x 150ml scoop FM) Psyllium twice a day for 5 days; allowing access to clean drinking water at all times. After eating Psyllium horses pass jelly like motions, which frequently contain sand and gravel. This is quite normal and is no cause for Read more…