Tapeworm eggs are carried by the forage mite, active on grassland all summer and ingested by the horse while grazing. It takes approximately five to six months for the tapeworm to complete its lifecycle. What should I worm my horse with in the summer? If your horse needs worming for Read more…
Large strongyles, small strongyles, ascarids, tapeworms, pinworms, bots, and threadworms are common internal parasites that infect horses. What is the most common internal parasite in horses? Small strongyles (cyathostomes) are the most common internal parasite of horses. They differ from large strongyles in several ways. First, small strongyles do not Read more…
Horses relate to humans by sharing similarities in internal structures, muscles, bones, senses and emotions. First, horses relate to humans internally by sharing similar characteristics. The lungs of the horses are very similar to those of humans; it contains a large left and right lobe. Are horses connected to humans? Read more…
Bronchoscopy can be used to collect washings from the trachea to examine for eggs, larvae, and white blood cells. It can be a challenge for a veterinarian to diagnose lungworm because infected animals do not always pass the larvae in their feces, and when they do, they may be few Read more…
Stress seems to trigger horses’ digestive systems to accelerate intestinal movement. When stressed, they poop frequently, Merkies said. “If a horse stops and has one really big poop, that could actually mean he’s relaxed,” she explained. What do horses do when they are nervous? Like us, horses can get stressed Read more…
Just like other particular animals, they just don’t like getting wet, it’s as simple as that. Is it bad for horses to get wet? While rain rot and scratches affect the horse’s skin, heavy rain can also impact your horse’s hooves. Thrush, hoof cracks, white line disease and hoof abscesses Read more…
Horsehair worms are not considered harmful to people, dogs and cats, livestock and other mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, or amphibians, because they do not parasitize vertebrate animals. Can humans be infected by horsehair worms? Horsehair worms are harmless to vertebrates, because they can’t parasitize people, livestock, pets, or birds. They Read more…
A build-up of debris (smegma) in a male horse’s sheath or accumulated gunk (dirt, sweat, dry skin) around the female’s udder and vulva area can cause irritation, even infection. The horse resorts to rubbing their hind end and tail because they can’t scratch “down under.” Why is my horse itching Read more…
In horses, West Nile Virus causes an encephalomyelitis, or brain and spinal cord infection. Most horses bitten by a mosquito infected with West Nile Virus will not develop clinical disease. They develop an asymptomatic infection, eliminate the virus and are none the worse for it. What are the signs of Read more…
It seems the exercise essentially acts as a form of stress that reduces the horse’s immune response to the vaccine. The bottom line—while it may be safe (or potentially beneficial) to exercise a horse lightly a little while after a vaccination is given, avoid strenuous exercise. How long after flu Read more…