240 to 960 mL. Cattle and Horses: 240 to 960 mL depending on body weight and severity of condition. Sheep, Goats and Swine: 60 to 240 mL. Dogs and Cats: 5 to 120 mL. How do you give mineral oil to a horse? It’s not a laxative as such, but Read more…
Wild horses eat grass and other plants. They drink water from seeps, springs, streams, or lakes. Adults eat about 5 to 6 pounds of plant food each day. What is a wild horses favorite food? grassFigures showed that, on average, horses, cattle, and elk chose grass as the preferred food, Read more…
Rotten apples are great for horses. An apple can’t get too rotten to be good for an ailing equine. Most horses love apples. An apple cut into pieces makes a wonderful treat. Can horses eat old apples? A horse can eat the entire apple including peel, core and seeds. Can Read more…
It is essential as a horse float owner to know that you ve got the right brakes installed on your horse float and that they re fully functional. Although some light-duty trailers don t require brakes, a loaded horse float, is too heavy to pull smoothly without efficient braking systems. Read more…
Kosher salt is preferred because it is coarser, but table salt is fine. If you are feeding a commercial horse feed or a vitamin/mineral horse supplement, avoid iodized salt. Your horse is most likely getting enough iodine from the supplement you are feeding. What type of salt should I give Read more…
Horses have a unique tooth structure as they have six upper and six lower incisor teeth at the front of their mouths for pulling and tearing at grass and hay. They then have “cheek teeth” which are set right the way back into their mouths and are used for grinding Read more…
Parts of the Hoof Ideally, it will have a strong hoof wall, a hoof and heel angle that are roughly parallel to each other (see diagram), and the foot should be balanced. Ideally, the front and heel angles of the hoof wall are roughly parallel to each other. What does Read more…
Dental Implants for Horses This involves the replacement of tooth roots with metal posts onto which an artificial tooth is attached. (Interestingly, many human dental implants are constructed from equine bone!) Can horses have fillings? We perform our dental fillings and routine equine dental care with your horse under standing Read more…
Lip tattoos are applied to the gum of the inside of the upper lip and are encoded with numbers and a letter, which represent both the individual horse and the year of its birth. How is lip tattooing done? What happens during a lip tattoo? During a lip tattoo session, Read more…
A digital tattoo indicates that a Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB) technician has authenticated the identity of a horse by virtue of an in-person inspection that includes scanning the Thoroughbred’s microchip, comparing markings and photos from The Jockey Club database and uploading updated digital How do you identify a thoroughbred? Read more…