Mature roundworms are white in color, females can grow up to 20 inches long and males grow up to 10 inches. Roundworms usually infect young horses, which have not developed an immunity to the parasite. Roundworms do not only cause Read more…
Red blood cells deliver oxygen to cells and remove carbon dioxide. This oxygen supply is critical for the performance horse during aerobic exercise and recovery. Red Cell Vitamin-Iron-Mineral Supplement provides important vitamins and minerals that may be lacking in the Read more…
Grass is the most natural food for horses, but fresh grass can be your worst enemy if you have an insulin resistant (IR) horse. Why can’t some horses eat grass? Horses can not eat fresh-cut grass because they gobble it Read more…
“Popped knees” is a layman’s term for enlargement in the front of the carpal joints of a horse. The knee looks like it has “popped out.” Sometimes this is accompanied by marked lameness, sometimes not. Can a horse recover from Read more…
Treatment for bucked shins usually involves a combination of rest and medication to reduce the inflammation. Cold packs may also be used to reduce the symptoms. This is continued until the soreness and inflammation resolve. How long do bucked shins Read more…
Rather than eating until their stomach is full, horses need to eat small amounts continually until their caecum is full, to ensure optimum hindgut function and fermentation, so eating little and often is the way to go! Why are horses Read more…
pisiform. The carpus is located at the front of the knee and the pisiform is the back of the knee. Below the knee is the cannon bone which is also known as the 3rd metacarpal. What is a horses back Read more…
Summary. Knock knees (carpal valgus) is the horseman’s term for angular deformity of the horse’s carpus. In horses with this conformation problem, one or both carpi (improperly known as knees) deviate inward toward the opposite one. What causes being knock Read more…
Tack is equipment or accessories equipped on horses and other equines in the course of their use as domesticated animals. This equipment includes such items as saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, and harnesses. What is the thing on a Read more…
The enlargement at the front of the knee usually is from the enlargement of the synovial structures–the three tendons that go over the front of the knees (flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, and extensor carpi radialis), two joints, and Read more…