Always think about the causes of overheating and manage your horse accordingly. Along with very hot weather, causes include excessive exercise, prolonged exposure to direct sunlight, poor ventilation in stabling, transporting over long distances, obesity and the use of inappropriate rugs. How do you cool down an overheated horse? To Read more…
Various studies have suggested that metabolic responses reported in athletic horses fed a fat-supplemented diet include a glucose sparing effect, increased resting muscle glycogen, increases in race time or performance, improved fat oxidation, elevated intramuscular triglycerides, and more (Oldham et al. What happens when horses get too fat? Horses that Read more…
Oils generate less heat during the digestive and metabolic processes than an equivalent amount of grain or forage. Feeding oil also means that you can feed less grain and still meet energy requirements. What food makes a horse hot? Feed ingredients such as oats, corn, barley, alfalfa and molasses have Read more…
However, for horses, a high-fat diet can help solve a myriad of issues. Not only will additional fat aid with the obvious issue of weight gain, but it’s also a good source of “cool” energy, may improve skin and coat quality and can even help prevent tying up. Can you Read more…
If a tornado were to hit a barn with horses secured in stalls, the likelihood and severity of being hit by debris would be considerably increased,” says Dominguez. True, horses in pasture may not escape completely unscathed, but the cuts and contusions are usually less significant. How do horses react Read more…
Fat is required for the horse’s body to absorb fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, and dietary fat supplies the horse with essential fatty acids, such as omega-3 and -6, which the horse’s body can’t produce. Fat also helps horses gain weight and is slow to digest, making the Read more…
A number of equine emergency personnel suggest that the safest place for a horse during a tornado is the pasture. Collapsed barns caused most of the equine fatalities in the March 2 storm. However, horses in open areas are also at risk from both the high winds and the flying Read more…
Horses developed hoofs when their food source was scarce. The development of tougher skin and hooves helped to support them on the ground easier than other animals who may have been more vulnerable due to lack of protection around their feet. Hooves give horses the ability to run fast over Read more…
Poll. The poll is the area immediately behind the ears and the underlying bones are the top of the skull bone and the cervical bones of the neck. In this area are many nerve endings and acupressure points. What are the part of a horse? Fetlock: Sometimes called a horse’s Read more…
Yes, apples are a favorite (although messy) horse treat, however the seeds are toxic and equines should not be allowed unlimited access to apple trees. Horses don’t alway stop when they should, especially when it comes to the fruit. Seeds, stems and wilting leaves are toxic & can be fatal Read more…