mineral oil. Veterinarians often use mineral oil as partial treatment for impaction colic. Given through a nasogastric tube as a large bolus, mineral oil helps the horse pass the impacted mass. Mineral oil is not absorbed in the digestive tract of the horse, so it reaches the hindgut intact and Read more…
All horses and ponies on the yard which need to be wormed should be all wormed at the same time. Use the correct dose. What is the best horse worming schedule? Our Gillette vets recommend deworming most horses once or twice a year. Before having your horse dewormed in the Read more…
Horses can become depressed, even developing odd behaviours, if they are deprived of some natural elements of equine life that keep them happy. Horses Enjoy Routine. Horses are Social Animals. Horses Need a Day Off. Grooming Your Horse. Visit Your Horse Regularly. Make Use of the Radio. Introduce Some Toys. Read more…
It’s whoa. This interjection means “stop.” You might use it as a command to stop a galloping horse. Do horses understand Whoa? Horses may learn and memorize verbal noises or exclamations like clucking, “good girl!” or “whoa!” with more ease. Also, many horses only remember and understand words when specific Read more…
The “fight-or-flight” response Humans have removed many predators from the life of the domestic horse; however, its first instinct when frightened is to escape. If running is not possible, the horse resorts to biting, kicking, striking or rearing to protect itself. What are the natural instincts of horses? Instinct, together Read more…
Horses are flight or fight animals. If confronted with a threatening situation, they prefer protecting themselves by running away from the danger. If running away from a threat isn’t an option, horses can protect themselves by biting, striking, rearing up, bucking, or kicking. How does horse protect themselves? The “fight-or-flight” Read more…
Horses—like many other animals—can learn to react to verbal cues: “Come here,” “back up,” “stay still,” “lift your foot,” “right,” “left,” etc. Although no scientific studies have confirmed horses also learn to recognize the words that form their individual names, it makes sense many of them would, she said. Do Read more…
Using light therapy has shown an increase in healing times from injuries and overall happy and healthy horses who haven’t had to undergo stressful and invasive recovery treatments. What does infrared do for horses? The infrared technology found in Protechmasta helps by gently assisting blood circulation which in turn can Read more…
The mares should be placed under lights by December 1 to have a significant effect in the spring. The lighting program should be continued in the spring until the natural lighting meets the requirements. The same lighting program can be used on show horses to shed them out earlier in Read more…
Injuries to local nerves, such as the hypogastric branch and pudendal nerve, can have an effect on the bladder or urethral sphincter. If nerves are damaged, the horse will have no bladder control and be unable to urinate normally. Instead, the bladder will overfill and urine will leak out constantly. Read more…