Any mucus expelling cough usually indicates an inflammation in one or more areas of the horse’s airways. The thickness and colour of the mucus can give a good indication as to the cause of the problem: Horses with allergies — Read more…
Intestinal Parasites are an important cause of diarrhea in young and debilitated older horses, the most severe associated with cyathostomiasis. Cyathostomes are small strongyle worms and during their lifecycle they migrate through and encyst (curl up and ‘hibernate’) in the Read more…
Horses will typically eat somewhere between 1.5 and 2.5 of their body weight each day. (source) A healthy horse that weighs 1200 pounds will eat up to 30 pounds of average quality forage daily. Cows will eat about 2.05% of Read more…
Omeprazole has been shown to promote healing of spontaneously occurring gastric ulcers in horses when administered for 28 days at a dose of 4 mg/kg bwt/day and to prevent recurrence of ulcers in almost all horses when treatment is continued Read more…
To minimize gas, you want to start with a high-quality hay as forage and cut down on the (the horse’s access to) soluble carbohydrate. One source of soluble carbohydrate, for instance, is cracked corn. So go for the higher fat Read more…
Grazing animals can sometimes consume plants that have spines, burrs or sharp awns on the seeds that can injure the tissues of the mouth causing the horse to drool. When horse’s drool profusely over long periods of time, the culprit Read more…
If your car isn’t burning fuel efficiently due to a clogged air filter, fuel injector, or similar issue, this can have a knock-on effect within the exhaust system. And when the exhaust gets clogged with dirt and soot from the Read more…
In fact, the most powerful production GTOs were the 1969–70 models with the optional Ram Air IV 400-cubic-inch V-8, which made 370 horsepower at 5500 rpm and 445 lb-ft of torque at 3900 rpm. What year GTO was the fastest? Read more…
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Consistently Runs High-11s and Makes 505 HP with Stock V-8. Did the 1969 Road Runner come with a 440 engine? Released in February 1969, Plymouth offered their potent 440 ‘Six Pack’ engine in the Road Runner Read more…
Perhaps best of all, despite their popularity, pricing for the 1968 GTO remains reasonable. Pontiac offered a variety of 400-cu in engines, starting with the standard 350hp unit. An H.O. version touted 360hp while the two-barrel economy edition was rated Read more…