A dipped back often occurs in older horses when the back muscles, ligaments and other soft tissues responsible for holding the vertebrae in alignment weaken, allowing the spine to sag. When lordosis appears in younger horses, it often is caused Read more…
Moderately starved and thin horses usually regain body weight within 60-90 days. However, severely starved horses may take 6-10 months. How do you fatten up a malnourished horse? Refeeding protocol – the first 10 days Days 1 – 3: Offer Read more…
Poisonous plants for horses Plant name Where is it found? Mistletoe On the branches of other trees, particularly hawthorn, poplar, lime, and apple trees. Oak trees and acorns Woodland, fields, hedgerows, gardens, and parkland. Pear trees Orchards, gardens, and parkland. Read more…
Some of the more common oral antibiotics in horses include trimethoprim sulfa, metronidazole, enrofloxacin, and chloramphenicol. Trimethoprim sulfa (SMZ, TMS, sulfa tabs) is an antibiotic which has a broad spectrum of activity against a variety of bacteria. It is broken Read more…
Horses typically recover within two weeks, but outbreaks can have significant financial impacts on the equine industry. How do you get rid of bacterial infection in horses? The best way to treat a bacterial infection is to physically get rid Read more…
We all, including our equines, need sugar to be able to perform normal physiological functions. Glucose is the primary energy source utilised by body cells and organs including the brain, making it impossible for our horses (and us) to survive Read more…
A fitter horse and more experienced and flexible rider might do it in three days. You can do about 20 miles per day with a horse and buggy/wagon, so a 150 mile trip would take about 8 days. How long Read more…
Hay made from wheat, barley, rye-grass or oats is high in sugar especially if it has been made prior to seed formation. Sugar levels can be elevated in grasses when they are drought stressed or over-grazed. What does barley do Read more…
Barley is able to provide the horse with surplus digestible energy which makes it more commonly selected type of feed as compared to oats. Barley is not a perfect feed for horses but it is ideal in putting them in Read more…
Just cook them with lots of water until they are easy to squash between your thumb and index finger. Once they are soft like this their digestibility will be very good. P.S. Don’t just soak them until they are soft, Read more…