*Will produce water with about 2 parts per million of chlorine. Adding bleach to your water tank. Gallons of water to disinfect Amount of bleach needed* 1 2 drops 5 11 drops 50 1 3/4 teaspoons 100 3 1/2 teaspoons What can you put in horses water to keep it Read more…
Symptoms of sycamore poisoning muscular stiffness. reluctance to walk. muscle tremors. sweating. depression. high heart rate. dark urine (reddish in colour). What is sycamore poisoning? Sycamore poisoning is a toxin derived disease which affects the muscle metabolism in horses producing a disease which can be rapidly fatal. The mortality for Read more…
Lavage the stomach with large volumes of water to remove as much of the toxic substance as possible. Give a charcoal slurry via stomach tube to absorb chemicals remaining in the stomach and intestines. The slurry should consist of a pound of activated charcoal mixed with 2 quarts of water Read more…
Cholecalciferol rodenticides can cause hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and acute kidney injury when enough is ingested to cause toxicosis. The dose of concern for horses starts at 0.35 mg/kg. Can horses get sick from rats? Rats carry and transmit many diseases from salmonella to rabies that can make horses sick. Is rat Read more…
Fear and stress from use. Lack of biosecurity. Lack of owner knowledge of equine welfare needs. Obesity. The things believed to cause the most suffering for individual horses included: Lack of recognition by owners of pain behavior. Delayed euthanasia. Large worm burdens. Obesity. Being fed diets not suited for horses. Read more…
Fenugreek (Triganella foenum-graecum), at 2′ high, sports pretty blue or yellow clover-like flowers. In India, it is a very common treat for horses, which love the maple-like flavor. It is good for digestion and increases lactation in nursing mares. Do ponies eat flowers? Other plants consumed by ponies are oranges, Read more…
Horses can easily chew and digest the shells of these seeds. However, striped seeds have tough shells (we’ve all struggled chomping through sunflower seed shells), and they are not entirely digestible by your horse. Their digestive tract simple can’t handle a full pound of hard shells. Can horses eat sunflower Read more…
Buttercups. Buttercups are poisonous to horses if eaten fresh, but a horse would need to eat large amounts to die from eating them. Seek professional advice on spraying to remove from grazing areas. What is toxic to horses? Weeds: Onions/garlic, ground ivy, milkweed, bracken fern, cocklebur, horsetail, white snakeroot, St. Read more…
Classic sunflower seeds, like those consumed at sporting events and used in the bakery industry, are non-oil seeds that aren’t typically fed to horses. Black oil sunflower seeds, or BOSS, are more commonly fed to horses due to their higher oil content, better digestibility, and lower cost. What sunflower seeds Read more…
Methods of removing horse pasture weeds include hand removal, mowing, and herbicide application, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. Hand-weeding can be very effective and is particularly useful for removing poisonous plants, such as poison hemlock, from the pasture. How do you kill weeds in a field? Weeds should Read more…