What Causes Horsepower Loss?

If your car isn’t burning fuel efficiently due to a clogged air filter, fuel injector, or similar issue, this can have a knock-on effect within the exhaust system. And when the exhaust gets clogged with dirt and soot from the engine, this can lead to a notable drop in power Read more…

What Helps A Gassy Horse?

To minimize gas, you want to start with a high-quality hay as forage and cut down on the (the horse’s access to) soluble carbohydrate. One source of soluble carbohydrate, for instance, is cracked corn. So go for the higher fat rations, where the energy is coming from the fat rather Read more…

Can Horses Have Omeprazole?

Omeprazole has been shown to promote healing of spontaneously occurring gastric ulcers in horses when administered for 28 days at a dose of 4 mg/kg bwt/day and to prevent recurrence of ulcers in almost all horses when treatment is continued at a dose of at least 2 mg/kg bwt/day. Can Read more…

What Causes Diarrhea In Older Horses?

Intestinal Parasites are an important cause of diarrhea in young and debilitated older horses, the most severe associated with cyathostomiasis. Cyathostomes are small strongyle worms and during their lifecycle they migrate through and encyst (curl up and ‘hibernate’) in the wall of the cecum and large intestine. How do you Read more…

Can A Horse Cough Up Mucus?

Any mucus expelling cough usually indicates an inflammation in one or more areas of the horse’s airways. The thickness and colour of the mucus can give a good indication as to the cause of the problem: Horses with allergies — Thin, clear or lightly coloured mucus. Should I be worried Read more…