The recommended feeding level is usually 1kg per day. Often they contain yeasts, as do other feeds that are recommended to be fed at higher levels. The equine industry often describes lactic acid-producing bacteria supplements that help the upper gut as probiotics. Can a horse get too much probiotics? Probiotic Read more…
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) describes a group of intestinal diseases in horses that result from the abnormal accumulation of leukocytes in the intestinal wall. The cause of these diseases is not fully understood, however they are thought to be due to an abnormal immune response to antigenic stimulus. What is Read more…
Go on a circle to the right in the walk. Make sure you’ve flexed your horse to the right, and every fourth or fifth stride, move your two hands to the left to “knock” his shoulders an inch or two to the left of the arc of the circle. Once Read more…
Prebiotics are ingredients that promote the health and growth of microorganisms already living in your horse’s digestive tract. Prebiotics essentially act as a food source for your horse’s existing gut microbes. Unlike probiotics, prebiotics for horses do not introduce new bacteria to the digestive tract. What are examples of prebiotics? Read more…
Regular exercise gets the muscles contracting and the heart pumping, thereby increasing blood flow to all your horse’s tissues and organs. On the correct footing, exercise helps to increase blood circulation to your horse’s hooves as well, encouraging proper formation and growth. What causes poor circulation in horses? A very Read more…
Diarrhea may represent a simple digestive ‘upset’, e.g., following a sudden change in diet, when it causes no other significant illness. When caused by infection, intestinal parasitism or other significant gastrointestinal or metabolic abnormality, the horse may be clinically ill and need veterinary attention. What to do for a horse Read more…
within 3 hours. In mares, the fetal portion of the placenta, or fetal membranes, are normally expelled within 3 hours after birth. Although some mares may retain the fetal membranes longer without suffering ill effects, many mares with retained membranes become toxic and may even die. How long does it Read more…
While you await your veterinarian, ensure the hanging placenta is carefully tied to prevent your mare from stepping on it while she nurses her newborn foal. You should never attempt to remove the placental membranes. Pulling the placenta can cause severe harm, including toxic metritis, haemorrhage and even death. How Read more…
The length of cycles differs from one species to another but, in short, they may last from 24 to 37 days in primates, 21 to 33 days in bats, and only once at the end of the breeding season in elephant shrews. Other mammals, such as dogs, cows, horses, or Read more…
7 cervical vertebrae. A horse’s spine is made up of 7 cervical vertebrae, 18 thoracic vertebrae (that connect with the ribs), 6 lumbal vertebrae, 5 sacral vertebrae (which are fused, creating the sacrum) and 16 to 18 coccygeal vertebrae. How many thoracic vertebrae does horse have? 18 thoracic vertebraeHorses have Read more…