Venice turpentine is an age-old product that’s been used as an astringent in both the medical and farrier fields. An astringent causes biological or exposed tissues to contract, shrink or draw together. Used on sore-soled horses, thin-soled horses or when Read more…
When performing surgery for colic for any reason in an old horse, we do prophylactically remove all pedunculated lipomas from the small intestine and small colon to prevent this problem in the future. Can lipomas be stopped? Most lipomas don’t Read more…
If a horse damages the internal structures of the hoof, it can cause a lameness. Healthy hooves should not have any cracks or rings. Cracks can make the internal structures vulnerable to potentially damaging substances, like gravel or germs. Can Read more…
Copper sulphate is commonly applied directly to hooves to help deal with bacterial overgrowth in issues like white line disease. Experimental studies have shown that it given be orally to improve copper status in horses. Is copper sulphate toxic for Read more…
Since all full-sized horses require at least one ounce (2 tablespoons) of salt per day for maintenance (and up to 3 ounces/day when perspiring heavily), iodized salt is a good way to add iodine and provide the needed salt as Read more…
Current advice is to restrict starch intake to less than 1g of starch per kg of bodyweight per meal and less than 2g of starch per kg bodyweight per day. Is high starch good for horses? It is well documented Read more…
Horses will also obtain this mineral from water and from soil while they are grazing or eating hay off the ground. Iron levels in soil are correlated with clay levels. Clay based soils tend to have the highest levels of Read more…
approximately 10 to 12 months. You’ve probably heard that it takes about a year for a horse to grow an entirely new hoof. Godbee notes that average hoof growth is anywhere from ¼ inch to ½ inch per month, so Read more…
Key Points. Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is a noncontagious infectious disease of equids caused by a virus of the same name. It is not known to be transmissible to humans. The principal mode of natural transmission of EIA is on Read more…
Why Seaweed for horses? Generally people will add seaweed to their horse’s feed to supply trace minerals that are lacking in the pasture, hay and concentrates being fed to the horse. Effectively, seaweed is used as a trace mineral supplement. Read more…