Stall Cleaning 101 An important part of keeping your horse healthy and comfortable is cleaning its stall. Stalls should be cleaned every day. If you are able, you can clean the stall multiple times a day to make the task easy and quick. What is this? How often do you Read more…
Many — well actually all — horses look cosmetically “messy” during the shedding period with a thorough shed usually occurring over a six- to eight-week period. How long does it take a horse to shed out? It will take the horse approximately 60 days before you start to notice the Read more…
While there are cases where forging causes little damage, often injury can be seen on the front limb where the contact occurs, and in chronic cases, can cause a poor performance and even lameness. Overreaching, or grabbing, is a severe type of forging that causes injury to the heel bulb, Read more…
A horse can get stuck – or cast – in his stall. A horse is said to be cast when he has lain down or rolled and managed to position himself with his legs so close to the wall that he can neither get up nor reposition himself to roll Read more…
It can be an immune-mediated disease or an infectious disease. In horses, the most common reason for a horse to run a fever is a respiratory disease.” What causes a fever in horses? A few of the more common respiratory diseases which typically cause fever in horses include Streptococcus equi Read more…
Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a recently described endocrine pathologic condition of obese horses that is associated with IR, laminitis, and fat redistribution. IR is the hallmark of EMS. Is Equine Metabolic Syndrome the same as insulin resistance? Equine insulin resistance, also known as Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS), is becoming Read more…
rectum. Lift the tail and gently insert the thermometer into the horse’s rectum. Make sure the tip of the thermometer rests against the rectal wall (i.e. make sure it is not inserted into dung). Hold the end of the thermometer to stop it disappearing up the rectum. How do you Read more…
Reasons for performing study: Static magnetic blankets are often claimed to induce increases in blood flow, reduce muscle tension and tenderness, and be beneficial in both prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries in horses. How long can you leave a magnetic rug on a horse? If your horse gets used Read more…
A: Weaving is a stereotypy, which is a repetitive, compulsive behavior that serves no purpose. A weaving horse stands shifting his weight from one front foot to the other, while moving his head and neck back and forth. A horse who compulsively walks up and down his stall is called Read more…
It is a general term used to describe a horse’s potential to jump big jumps. The more scope a horse has, the higher and wider the horse can raise its’ body into the air, and thus the bigger the course it has the potential to jump—assuming it is well trained Read more…