salmon pink colour. Your horse’s mucous membranes (gums) should be moist and a healthy salmon pink colour. The capillary refill time of your horse’s gums will give you an indication of the efficiency of his circulation. What do normal horse gums look like? pinkWhen healthy and hydrated, a horse’s gums Read more…
You can flavor water by adding a little Kool-Aid (use the envelope without added sugar since all you want is flavor), Gatorade, apple juice or molasses to the water. It doesn’t take much. You may have to experiment to find what your horse likes best. What juices can horses drink? Read more…
Periodontal disease is the leading cause of tooth loss in horses, especially in older horses, and it is primarily caused by food debris impacted between cheek teeth. For the most part, information about how to diagnose, treat and help horses heal with periodontal disease is available to equine practitioners. What Read more…
Adult horses may sleep for a couple hours a day lying down in total, and younger horses for even longer. They will typically be partially on their side, legs folded underneath with chin resting on the ground. What does it mean when a horse lays on the ground? Horses lay Read more…
They include horses, asses, and zebras, which have a single solid hoof on each foot. Other odd-toed ungulates, such as tapirs and rhinoceroses, have three toes on each foot, each covered by a separate hoof. A variety of diseases and conditions may afflict the hoof. How hard are horse hooves? Read more…
By the 6th and 7th centuries, European horsemen had begun nailing metal shoes to horses’ hooves. Around 1000 AD, cast bronze horseshoes with nail holes had became common in Europe. The 13th and 14th centuries brought the widespread manufacturing of iron horseshoes. When was a horseshoe invented? 400 BCThe earliest Read more…
A degloving injury is an injury in which the skin and subcutaneous tissue are avulsed from the underlying tissue. Degloving injuries of horses are uncommon, and typically occur at the distal portion of the limbs. What does degloving mean? A degloving injury is a traumatic injury that results in the Read more…
Causes of Developmental Orthopedic Disease in Horses Nutrition – Lack of good nutrition of a pregnant or lactating mare. Diet of the foal – Growing horses need a nutritious diet. Trauma or stress such as premature saddle training. Rapid growth. What is developmental orthopedic disease? Developmental orthopedic disease (D.O.D.) can Read more…
Leave the hoof wall and bars about 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch longer than the heel. Keep the sole callous area on the toe, bevel the hoof wall and allow the flare to grow out. Trim a little often, in a one or two week interval. Just remove the Read more…
Horses are taught to “walk sideways” aka known as a sidepass in Dressage. The rider ‘pushes’ the horse’s side with his/her leg and ever so slightly shifts weight in saddle the OPPOSITE direction they want the horse to travel. Why would a horse run sideways? In horses, the first signs Read more…