These chaps are designed to help prevent leg injuries during turn-out, while also helping to keep horses legs warm and dry. Why do horses wear leg warmers? Leg wraps or boots are used for the protection of the lower legs of horses during training, shipping, and exercise, as well as Read more…
Horses sweat to cool their bodies. They have a network of sweat glands just under the skin that releases water and electrolytes as sweat. What does sweat do to horses? Horses, like people, need to sweat for thermoregulation (cooling) during periods of hot weather, high humidity, and intense exercise. Heat Read more…
Most cases of cellulitis are treated with some combination of antibiotics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as well as hydrotherapy, bandaging, topical osmotic agents (to draw out fluids), physical therapy and good limb hygiene. What is the treatment of leg infection? In most cases, a course of antibiotics will clear Read more…
Horseshoe magnets are just bar magnets bent in a U shape. The U shape makes the magnet stronger by pointing the poles in the same direction. Originally created as a replacement for the bar magnet, this shape has become the universal symbol for magnets. Which is stronger horse shoe magnet Read more…
A horseshoe magnet is stronger because both poles of the magnet are closer to each other and in the same plane which allows the magnetic lines of flux to flow along a more direct path between the poles and concentrates the magnetic field. Why is a horse shoe magnet generally Read more…
The front boots will cover the knee down to the hoof, while the back boots are shaped to cover the hock and again down to the hoof, and are made of shockproof but lightweight materials. They are usually made in a wrap-around style with velcro straps on the outside of Read more…
Fetlock boots are worn on a horses rear lower legs to protect the fetlock joint (ankle) from brushing injuries which is caused by one foot striking the other. They are paired with tendon boots, placed on the front legs. Fetlock boots are primarily worn by showjumpers. What are the orange Read more…
Your horse feels stiff to the right because the muscles on the left side of his body are shortened and contracted. These shortened muscles limit how much he can stretch his left side and bend around your right leg. Why is my horse stiff on one side? Over time, the Read more…
The sausage boot of the stuffed leather ring variety is made to fit around the heel of the horse’s hooves, and is used to protect the horse from these abrasions and pressure sores. The stuffed leather boots are not made for training, they are meant solely for the protection of Read more…
A horse’s coat tends to grow quickest between September and December and so, during this time, it is best to clip your horse every 3-4 weeks. Most people will stop clipping their horse at the end of January because this is when most horse’s tend to start growing their summer Read more…