Colic is a word that every horse owner dreads. Unfortunately, most horses will suffer from colic at some point and it is essential for you to know how to identify the symptoms and what to do next. What is a Read more…
Hays with increased water-holding capacity may help to improve fecal consistency in horses with loose stools. Generally, grass hays such as Timothy hay are recommended over Alfalfa hay. Short fibre hay cubes, pellets or chopped hay are generally recommended over Read more…
Horses have been fed beet pulp based feeds for many years with no problems. Horses on beet pulp based feeds have suffered no higher incidence of colic. Also, none of the horses “exploded” or had a rupture of the stomach Read more…
Common Causes of Colic (Abdominal Pain) in Horses There is inflammation or ulceration in the stomach or intestine. Part of the intestine has reduced blood flow, most often as a result of passing through a hernia or severe twisting of Read more…
Large Colon, Small Colon, and Rectum From the cecum, digesta enters the large colon via the ileocecal junction (Figure 7). This portion of the horse’s GIT holds approximately 20 gallons (75 L). Ingesta normally passes through in two to three Read more…
The capacity of the stomach of the horse is only about 8-15 litres (eight quarts or two gallons), which makes it difficult to understand how a horse can consume large amounts of food or water. How long does food stay Read more…
Dexamethasone per os was effective within 6 h with peak effect at 24 h at a dose of 0.164 mg/kg bwt prior to feeding. The duration of effect was, for all dexamethasone treatments, statistically significant for 30 h when compared Read more…
Please starve your horse completely for at least 16 hrs prior to examination and remove water 3 hours prior to scoping. For those horses that live out it is normally possible for you to drop them off at the clinic Read more…
Certain equine-assisted therapies are effective for children with cerebral palsy, behavioral tics, motor control issues, and coordination problems, and for people of any age with reduced mobility. Research has found Equine Therapy to also be beneficial for those with eating Read more…
two gallons. The capacity of the stomach of the horse is only about 8-15 litres (eight quarts or two gallons), which makes it difficult to understand how a horse can consume large amounts of food or water. How much feed Read more…