Apply liberally to your horse. Spray from ears back to tail, making sure to spray legs down to hooves. Reapply as needed. Can I spray DEET on my horse? DEET – DEET is a popular ingredient of choice for horse owners and is considered to be one of the most Read more…
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) is a chemical compound that is fed to horses as an antacid. It temporarily buffers stomach acid to increase gastric pH. Mad Barn’s Feed Bank provides nutritional profiles on +3,000 forages, feeds and supplements used in the equine diet. Can you give a horse sodium bicarbonate? Read more…
A mare is capable of producing a foal at about 18 months of age, but it’s healthier if the mare is at least 4 years old, as she will have reached her full size. A mare may continue to have foals until she is in her late 20s. When can Read more…
Sarcoids account for 39.9% of all equine cancers and are the most common cancer diagnosed in horses. There is no breed predilection for developing sarcoids and they can occur at any age, with horses three to six years old being the most common age group and males being slightly more Read more…
The gestation period in horses is typically between 330 and 345 days, or 11 months. Can a horse give birth at 9 months? Well, the short answer is 10 to 12 months, or from approximately 326 days to 354 days (although there have been cases where gestation for a mare Read more…
Some research suggests that the bovine papillomavirus (which causes warts and typically benign tumours in cattle) is a factor in the development of sarcoid tumours in horses. Squamous cell cancers are the second most common type of equine skin cancer. What is the most common cancer in horses? The three Read more…
The standard trailer type is usually intended for two horses, but you can find models for three, four, and more animals. The average horse trailer weighs about 3,500 to 4,000 pounds (1,6 – 1,8 kg). Stock trailer weight Model Curb weight Stock trailer 2,200 to 5,300 pounds (998 – 2,445 Read more…
Infusion of phenylephrine at a dosage of 3 micrograms/kg/min for 15 minutes can be used to induce splenic contraction in horses. Is phenylephrine a vasoconstrictor or vasodilator? Phenylephrine is a pure vasoconstrictor and is not recommended for empiric use, although niche uses for phenylephrine include (1) difficulty raising mean arterial Read more…
It has been hypothesized that the condition is initiated by impaction at the pelvic flexure, which causes the pelvic flexure to displace cranially. The left and right ventral colons then distend with gas and flip caudally ventral to the cecum. Can a horse live with a displaced colon? Horses with Read more…
Manufacturers such as Freightliner, Kenworth, International and Peterbilt all offer sport chassis hauler models (“small semis”) designed specifically for towing large gooseneck horse trailers. Domestic truck manufacturers like Ford, Chevy, and GMC also build trucks with engines beyond the classic one-ton size. What truck is best for pulling a horse Read more…