You can nail metal caps over fence rails and posts, protectively wrap trees, and use plastic mesh as well. A string of electric fencing along the top rail of a fence usually keeps determined chewers back, and you can try Read more…
The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium currently lists 30 approved therapeutic medications, including sedatives, pain killers, muscle relaxants. Nearly all horses that race today take the two most popular substances — Lasix, to combat bleeding, and the pain-relieving anti-inflammatory, Phenylbutazone, Read more…
Many racehorses become addicted to drugs when their trainers and even veterinarians give them drugs to keep them on the track when they shouldn’t be racing. What drugs do they use on horses? Equine Sedatives and Calming agents Xylazine. Xylazine Read more…
These fans gamble simply for fun. Although they are playing with money, they are not playing for money. The game is as important, if not more so, than the outcome. The pageantry and social ambiance of the track as well Read more…
It is natural for horses to browse, chew on tree bark and branches. However, in domestic stalled horses, wood chewing is considered an undesirable (stereotypical) behavior. Wood chewing is a completely different behavior than cribbing. How do you stop a Read more…
If you’re not a horse owner or avid rider, you can still ride in many National Forests through numerous local outfitters, guides and dude ranches, many of which have long operated on National Forest lands. Can you ride a horse Read more…
Much like any large animal, horses rank high in the category of responsibility. With improvements in nutrition and health care, horses are living longer, productive lives. Is it a lot of work to have a horse? However, you should know Read more…
Wood eating can be normal behavior in horses, or it can indicate a problem, such as illness, inadequate dietary fiber, or boredom. Bark, branches, roots, and other seemingly inedible plant parts form a small but important component of the horse’s Read more…
If she finds nothing amiss, you can treat wood chewing as a behavioral issue and take some steps to discourage it: Provide more long-stem forage. Eliminate access to the wood source. Make the wood distasteful. Step up your horse’s exercise Read more…
Equine Ulcers: Behavioural changes Bruxism, or teeth grinding, is a common behavioural change seen in horses with ulcers. Chewing wood helps the horse produce more saliva, which can help neutralize stomach acid so this is also a behaviour associated with Read more…