Overreach boots are sometimes worn in the field to protect from overreach injuries or to prevent your horse pulling his shoes off. Why do horses wear over reach boots in the field? Also known as bell boots because of their Read more…
Putting more weight on your inside seat bone and moving your inside hip slightly forward allows the horse to bend more easily. You want your horse’s ribcage to feel as if it is yielding away from the inside leg while Read more…
Horses can eat fodder. The amount you choose to feed depends on how much you produce and your horse’s needs. Fodder has some nutritional advantages over dried hay, and some horse owners may find that it’s cost effective as well Read more…
The original reason for slant load trailers was to fit more horses in a larger vehicle. Therefore, if you are looking to haul four or more horses, you may want to get a slant load trailer so that your trailer Read more…
Conclusions and clinical relevance: Horses will voluntarily consume sufficient quantities of garlic to cause Heinz body anemia. The potential for garlic toxicosis exists when horses are chronically fed garlic. Further study is required to determine the safe dietary dose of Read more…
Bicarbonate is a combination of hydrogen, carbon and three oxygen atoms. Bicarbonate plays a crucial role in maintaining the body’s acid-base balance within safe limits, protects the intestines from stomach acid, and is vital in maintaining electrical balance in the Read more…
Mustard plants produce glucosinolate toxins and when ingested, causes toxicosis in your horse. What is mustard used for in horses? Soring involves the intentional infliction of pain to a horse’s legs or hooves in order to force the horse to Read more…
When it’s flowering, it gets coarse and horses don’t like to eat it. When mustard is the same height or a little taller than the grass, horses will eat it. But, when mustard is in the rosette stage or when Read more…
How much pea protein should I give my horses? The amount of protein you add will vary depending on the weight and activity levels of your horse. On average, for every 100 kilograms of body weight, 10 to 12 grams Read more…
Treatment of Curb in Horses Therapy will include plenty of rest, ice pack application to reduce the swelling of the limb utilized three to four times a day for about 30 minutes at a time, and perhaps a wrap of Read more…