If your horse has sustained a cut or wound the most important thing to do is to stop the bleeding. This can be done by applying direct pressure to the wound using a clean piece of Gamgee roll or cotton wool, either held or bandaged in place until the bleeding Read more…
The cannon bone is a weight-bearing bone in the lower leg and stretches from the knee joint to the fetlock joint. On either side of the cannon bone are the splints that help support the carpus bones of the knee. What does the cannon do on a horse? A relatively Read more…
Hoof Circulation Socks are created to help prevent injury, accelerate recovery time, and improve performance. Passive Recovery – Put the Circulation Hoof Socks on horse’s legs after working, training, or competition to reduce inflammation for recovery and injury prevention. What are horse socks for? They provide just enough compression and Read more…
Regardless of the type of riding you do, the possibility of your horse picking up a leg injury is a reality. You can minimise that risk by using appropriate protection, like boots or wraps. When fitted and used properly, these can help protect against accidental knocks, scratches, and scrapes. How Read more…
The purpose of the compression stocking is to facilitate the flow of lymph fluid when the leg is not wrapped. They are designed to act as a prophylactic or preventive measure for horses that experience occasional swelling in the legs or who have been diagnosed with equine lymphedema. Why do Read more…
Horse bandages protect from cuts and minimize the risk of injuries. Why do horses wear bandages? Leg wraps or boots are used for the protection of the lower legs of horses during training, shipping, and exercise, as well as for therapeutic and medical purposes to provide support or cover for Read more…
What is it? Stocking up is harmless swelling in the lower legs due to decreased circulation. Reduced activity is what usually leads to this pooling of blood and other fluids in the extremities. What do you do if your horse is stocked up? Treating stocking up is easy—you simply need Read more…
(Pilliner et. al., 2002, p. 110) the gluteal muscles and the biceps femoris extend the femur and flex the stifle while the hind leg is pushing off the ground. What muscles do you use when trotting? These are your posterior hip/thigh muscles (gluteus maximus, hamstrings); in other words, your power Read more…
8-10 lbs.. The size of a horse’s heart will vary with the size of the horse, but weighs roughly 1% of the overall body weight. The average horse’s heart weighs 8-10 lbs. and pumps 7 to 10 gallons a minute at rest. For equine athletes during exercise, cardiac output can Read more…
Taking your horse’s pulse is done by placing two fingers under their jaw, similarly to feeling your own pulse on your neck and then counting the number of beats in 15 seconds, and multiplying by four to get the beats per minute pulse rate. Where is a horses heart located? Read more…