Veterinarians often use mineral oil as partial treatment for impaction colic. Given through a nasogastric tube as a large bolus, mineral oil helps the horse pass the impacted mass. What can you give a horse to prevent colic? Mad Barn founder Scott Cieslar refers to salt as the best anti-colic Read more…
Fats are a beneficial inclusion to a ration, as they increase the energy density of the ration via a ‘cool’ form of energy, improve coat quality, prolong the onset of muscle fatigue and reduce the dry matter intake in warmer climates where horses typically experience a reduction in appetite. What Read more…
The use of corn oil as an energy source is particularly valuable in the hot months of the year because its digestion produces less heat than any other energy constituent in a horse’s diet. Can oil make a horse hot? While oil can be an appropriate energy source for excitable Read more…
If possible, keep them in their stalls or pens so they cannot roam freely. Horses are resilient animals, but they can still be injured or killed in a tornado. By taking proper precautions, horse owners can help ensure their animals stay safe during severe weather. Can Tornadoes pick up animals? Read more…
Once adapted, horses can utilize up to 20% of the diet as fat. A suggested upper limit of oil supplementation is 1 ml/kg BW/day. For reference, one standard measuring cup contains 250 ml (8 fluid ounces) of oil and provides approximately 1.8 Mcal of DE. Initially, 1/4 cup of oil/day Read more…
Fat is often referred to as a “cool” energy source. Feeds high in starch and sugar tend to produce hormone surges that some researchers feel may cause horses to become more excited or “hot” tempered. Fat burns at a slow, steady rate, reducing the hormone spikes. What causes horses to Read more…
Rhinoceroses, horses, giraffes, deer, and antelopes are all examples of hoofed mammals. These animals all have a hard nail-like case called a hoof covering each toe on their feet. There are some animals in which the hooves do not fully cover the toe fully and are more like nails, such Read more…
A horse wearing shoes is referred to as a “shod horse”, while a horse without shoes is described “unshod” or barefoot. What shod means? ˈshäd. : wearing footgear (such as shoes) : equipped with tires. : furnished or equipped with a shoe. Does it hurt a horse to be shod? Read more…
The hoof is made up of two parts. The outer part, called the hoof capsule, is composed of various cornified specialized structures. The inner, living part of the hoof, is made up of soft tissues and bone. Do horses have hooves or feet? Horses have a single solid hoof on Read more…
Ruminants: 5 tarsal bones (fusion of the central and IV, and II-III) Horses: 6 tarsal bones (fusion of tarsal bones I and II) Does horse have tarsal bones? The equine tarsus (hock) consists of five joints and six bones aligned in three rows. The central tarsal bone is located in Read more…