Surgery will be used to excise the cysts and remove them if they are causing pain or discomfort, or if they have become infected. This procedure is done while your horse is under general anesthesia, and the cyst tissue may Read more…
Protein bumps Although their exact cause is unknown, they are thought to result from trauma or irritation to the underlying connective tissue. Their presentation is often bothersome to the horse owner as they are typically located where tack contacts the Read more…
Horses have a single-chamber stomach where bacteria break down cellulose from grass to release nutrients like protein and sugars. How do grass eating animals get protein? Herbivores have digestive systems that contain bacteria that have the enzymes necessary to break Read more…
Horse toys are great boredom busters, and can be a great way for your horse to enjoy some treats. Simple teddy bears or stuffed horses are often a great gift for the horse that is social. Can you give a Read more…
When angles are too low, it’s hard to create a nice alignment with your horse’s bony column (the coffin and pastern bones).” He adds that shoes for horses with ringbone should promote easy breakover (the moment the heels lift off Read more…
Standard War Horses. The Andalusian is a particular breed of horse in Red Dead Redemption 2. They are classified as Standard War Horses. What breeds make a Andalusian horse? The Andalusian originated in and gained its name from the Spanish Read more…
Chemotherapy. Cisplatin and other chemotherapy drugs can be injected directly into melanomas to shrink the tumors. Chemotherapy is often administered along with surgery, but injections of cisplatin beads have completely resolved the tumors in some cases. What is the most Read more…
Symptoms include weight loss, depression, anorexia, fever, and anemia. Cancerous cells and tissues can migrate through the blood or lymph system and create additional tumours throughout the body. Can horses survive cancer? Many cancers affecting horses are treatable, so monitoring Read more…
The lower part of the horses back, the sacrum, is formed of 5 fused vertebrae. The sacroiliac joint (SI) is the joint where the sacrum passes underneath the top of the pelvis (tubera sacrale). Can a horse recover from a Read more…
Lipomas are benign tumors of fat (adipose) tissue. These are occasionally found in horses. Affected horses are generally younger than 2 years of age. Do horses get fatty lumps? Older horses frequently develop lipomas. These are benign fatty tumors. If Read more…