Oxibendazole is an active ingredient used in veterinary medicine (dogs, cats, horses and cattle) against internal parasites. What does Oxibendazole treat? OXIBENDAZOLE. ANTHELCIDE ® EQ Paste safely and effectively removes and controls various internal parasites, including large strongyles, large roundworms, Read more…
So the licking and chewing is just that simple reflexive response to deal with the salivation resuming after a period of dry mouth and lips. So, in a sense, licking and chewing do reflect relaxation, but specifically as a result Read more…
Assuming you feed your horse a nutritionally balanced equine diet, complete with plenty of roughage in the form of forage — good quality grazing grass or hay — then her bark eating may be a sign she’s bored. Or she Read more…
Horses chew on one side of the mouth at a time; large horses chewing 60-80 times per minute. How many times does a horse chew its food? The type of feed a horse eats greatly affects the time spent chewing. Read more…
Anything that causes irritation to the nasal passages, skin of the face, foreign bodies or ticks in the ears, and even mouth irritation may result in this behavior. Horses commonly shake their heads when flies are bothering their face, or Read more…
Skull length can range from 7–28 cm [31,32]. What is the size of a skull? The average skull thickness for men is 6.5 millimeters, and the average for women is 7.1 mm. The average front-to-back measurement is 176 mm for Read more…
A stud chain is a lead line that has a chain on the end of it that attaches to the horse. it works similarly to a curb strap except it is used by someone who is handling the horse from Read more…
Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a common disease of domesticated horses characterized by loose cartilage and/or bone fragments in the joints. Fortunately, there’s a “germ of happiness” in the prognosis: Many OCD lesions heal spontaneously within a few months. What are Read more…
between 11 and 16 inches long. The equine tongue is between 11 and 16 inches long, but most horses can only stick their tongues out about 6 inches past their lips. The tongue is made up of three muscular structures Read more…
Studs are small metal projections that screw into your horse’s shoes. They’re used to give him better grip on various types of footing, from firm and slippery to soft and boggy. They’re great if your horse loses his focus in Read more…