In horses that ingest avocados, the toxin can cause colic, irregular heartbeat, respiratory distress, neurologic dysfunction, edema, and other signs of illness. Horse owners should not feed avocados to their horses, and should not allow the animals to graze in Read more…
Horses often eat hay pellets faster than traditional hay because the smaller, ground particles are easy to chew and swallow. Can you feed a horse just pellets? For a horse who eats little hay, however, you will need to feed Read more…
Horses are one of the most muscular animals on Earth, but what’s amazing is that they don’t eat meat – they only eat grass. How come horses are so muscular? Their strength is part of their makeup. Horses have evolved Read more…
What to offer as treats. Almost any fruits, and many vegetables, are safe treats for healthy horses. Apples and carrots are traditional favorites. You can safely offer your horse raisins, grapes, bananas, strawberries, cantaloupe or other melons, celery, pumpkin, and Read more…
Stop tapping right away and rub. At first it may be a surprised reaction and his head may go right down again. Just repeat the smooch and progressively firmer tapping until his head comes up, then rub him again. Very Read more…
Hay or haylage – keeps your horse full and its digestive system working, particularly in the cooler months from autumn to early spring when pasture isn’t available. Can a horse live without hay? Horses can adapt to balanced rations that Read more…
Horses with acute grass sickness do not recover. Chronic grass sickness is generally insidious in onset. Dysphagia occurs to a varying degree and, as in the acute disease, swallowing appears to be difficult. How do you know if your horse Read more…
Ice Lollies are Ideal You can make ice lollies from whatever food is normally part of your horse’s diet, such as apples and carrots, and freeze these things in water overnight. Your horse will enjoy licking the ice lolly throughout Read more…
Some types of glues are made from horses. Because it’s so large, a horse provides an abundance of collagen, the material used to make animal glues. However, it’s illegal to sell horses to kill them to make glue or for Read more…
Horses can safely eat sweet marshmallows in moderation. What is this? Just to be clear, sweet marshmallows and marshmallow roots are healthy for horses while the marsh mallow plant is toxic for them. Are marshmallows made out of horseshoes? Marshmallows Read more…