It’s measured in the SDFT zone showing the most damage. When the size of the core lesion was less than half that of the cross-sectional area, the horse had a roughly 29 to 35 percent chance of successfully racing again. Read more…
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are very helpful. Banamine is better for ocular inflammation than Bute or Equioxx.. Application of an ice pack reduces pain & swelling and, if the horse tolerates the initial shock of cold, they might like it. What Read more…
Weight loss associated with cribbing can occur because the horse wears its teeth down so far that grazing becomes a problem, or the horse fills its stomach with air rather than grass, hay, or grain and therefore causes a loss Read more…
Updated: Jul 13. The deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) extends from behind the knee and hock, down the back of the cannon, behind the fetlock and pastern joints and ultimately attaches to the underside of the pedal bone within the Read more…
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In some cases, horses may lie down when they are sick or injured. Although many horses will roll around in discomfort from conditions such as colic, others may simply lie still. Other physical discomfort or injury could prevent them from Read more…
(a) The galloping of a horse : Linear motion. (b) The needle of a sewing machine : Periodic motion. (c) The movements of mosquito : Random motion. (d) The blades of an electric fan : Circular motion. What type of Read more…
This young horse runs ‘downhill’ meaning his hindquarters are higher than his front end. Many young horses go through growth spurts and exhibit this but out grow it. What does a downhill horse mean? If the withers are lower than Read more…
The digestive tract’s most important function is breaking down food. The equine digestive process occurs in every section of the horse’s gut. The digestive process is simply “big things being broken into small things”. Once nutrients are broken down into Read more…
The equine heart is comprised of four chambers: right atrium, which takes in blood returning from the body depleted of oxygen; the right ventricle, which pumps that blood into the lungs to refill with oxygen via the pulmonary artery; the Read more…