Horses can experience a reduction in hearing as they age. Hearing loss can be reflected in changes in behavior, such as not responding to voice cues or being more anxious. . How can you tell if a horse is deaf? Deafness should be suspected in horses that are unresponsive to Read more…
Mites in a horse’s ears are generally visible to the naked eye as groups of small white spots that are often moving either on the surface of the ear itself or on the ear wax. How do I know if my horse has ear mites? Mites in a Horse’s Ear Read more…
a thick white or yellow discharge is often a sign of a bacterial infection. However, this may also indicate fungal infection in some cases, or even african Horse sickness which is viral but can cause white frothy discharge. Is it normal for horses to have snot? It is normal in Read more…
Horses can eat both the celery and the celery leaves. Like feeding other vegetables to horses, cut the celery into smaller sized pieces. Can horses eat raw celery? You can safely offer your horse raisins, grapes, bananas, strawberries, cantaloupe or other melons, celery, pumpkin, and snow peas. Most horses will Read more…
Ear Mites (Psoroptes Equi) are just one of the possible causes of horses that scratch their head and necks. Other causes of itching of the face, head and mane include: Allergies to Culicoides – biting midges (Queensland Itch) – by far the most common. Fungal infections. Why does my horse Read more…
Does My Horse Have an Ear infection? Horse ear infections aren’t extremely common, but can become serious if not treated. With time, an untreated horse ear infection can travel to the inner ear, possibly leading to a ruptured eardrum, partial deafness, and neurological complications. How do you tell if your Read more…
Many race horses wear ear plugs. Horses have a wider range of hearing sensitivity than humans. We typically hear from 20 Hertz out to 20,000 Hertz. Horses hear out to 35,000 Hertz. Does my horse need ear plugs? Note that most horses will require at least some training to learn Read more…
Potential health concerns involving splashed white are deafness and, for some rare variants, embryonic viability. There is some association between splashed white and congenital deafness in horses that are very white, though many or most splashed white horses have normal hearing. How can you tell if a horse is deaf? Read more…
Watch to see if the horse tracks movement with the uncovered eye, and then try the same thing with his other eye. Lead your horse over jump poles or logs. If he trips or stumbles over these obstacles, it’s possible that he’s not seeing them clearly. How do you know Read more…
ivermectin. Once your horse has been diagnosed by your veterinarian with ear mites, You have a few treatment options! Our favorite at PEVS is a mixture of pyrethrin with ivermectin squirted directly into the ear of the horse. Another option is topical frontline administered directly on the skin inside the Read more…