Bolting, when referring to equids, generally refers to two equine behaviors, both undesirable: Running away without control. Eating food at a dangerously fast rate. What causes a horse to bolt? Horses bolt for a number of reasons: they get spooked, they’re barn sour, they’ve found it’s a way to get Read more…
Arsenic is a toxic metalloid that can cause poisoning in horses. The poison is typically not found occurring naturally in a stable or pasture where your horse roams. Can animals get arsenic poisoning? The toxic dose of arsenic can vary greatly depending on the form of arsenic, the animal species, Read more…
Horse owners typically feed turmeric supplements to help with osteoarthritis, joint stiffness or pain, skin irritations, sarcoids and ulcers. Does turmeric give horses Energy? Turmeric is an excellent anti-oxidant for your horse that occurs when the carbohydrates, fats and proteins that have been consumed by the horse are metabolised into Read more…
The accidental administration of propylene glycol to horses may result in fatal poisoning. Will antifreeze hurt animals? Ethylene glycol, or antifreeze, is a brightly colored, sweet tasting liquid found in most garages in the U.S. It also is deadly to pets and humans if ingested, says Dr. Sarah Steinbach, assistant Read more…
Sandy Taylor, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-LAIM: One of [the common causes of death in horses] is exercise-associated death. That’s typically seen in racehorses and high-level performance horses, and those are typically due to pulmonary hemorrhage or some underlying heart disease… What is the most common death in horses? Colic is the Read more…
Based on information from the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) survey, for every 100 horses, there will be 4.2 colic events every year. 1.2 percent of these events will be surgical, and 11 percent will be fatal. What are the chances of a horse dying from colic? Colic continues Read more…
Runaway Train Horses bolt for a number of reasons: they get spooked, they’re barn sour, they’ve found it’s a way to get out of work, etc. Some horses have figured out that if they bolt, their riders will do a One Rein Stop and they get to rest. What does Read more…
While we can’t pass our colds onto horses, they are susceptible to their own set of cold and flu viruses that can hit at any time of year. What are the symptoms of a cold in a horse? The first signs of a cold can be a dull and listless Read more…
African horse sickness is caused by an arthropod-borne virus. There are nine serotypes of the virus. It is spread by midges (Culicoides species). Mortality can be as high as 95 percent in some forms of this disease. How do horses get AHS? AHS does not spread directly from one horse Read more…
Public health risk There is little risk to public health. In experimental settings the virus has shown the ability to infect humans, and a few people in contact with infected horses developed antibodies to equine influenza viruses, but no humans exposed to the virus have become ill. Can you catch Read more…