Some horses are wider behind than in front, which means saddles tend to slip forward. Others have high withers and/or sway backs which might make the saddle slip backwards. Things like muscle injuries could also mean a horse has more Read more…
Answer: Actually there are many perfectly fine blind horses out there performing in every sport except polo. Blind horses are not allowed in polo since they cannot see a ball coming on the blind side. Some competitions require the horse Read more…
One of the most common eye conditions seen in horses, especially during the summer months, is conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the inner lining (pink tissue) of the upper and lower eyelids. This results in a “red eye”. Are Read more…
It can result from traumatic injury, infection, inflammation, a foreign body, or be an indication of a body-wide (systemic) disease. An example of this is a bloodshot appearance to the white of the eye in horses with endotoxemia (endotoxin in Read more…
Redroot amaranth is toxic to most animals, including cats, dogs, horses, pigs, sheep, goats and cattle. Grazing animals are mostly affected by the negative effects of this plant because it is widely present in pastures. The toxic principle includes soluble Read more…
Cataracts are present in 5–7% of horses with otherwise normal eyes (Matthews 2000). Cataracts are the most common congenital abnormality in foals (Priester 1972; Roberts 1992). In adult horses, cataracts are a common sequela to equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) (McLaughlin Read more…
If your horse is pulling the reins out of your hands by putting its head down suddenly, your horse is likely doing something called “rooting”. Canny school horses can learn a few evasion tactics in an effort to get out Read more…
Toxicity in Animals Redroot amaranth is toxic to most animals, including cats, dogs, horses, pigs, sheep, goats and cattle. Is amaranth good for horses? Although portions of this plant are edible, ingestion is detrimental to pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, and Read more…
(of a horse) to jump from all four legs. Collins English Dictionary. Why does a horse Pigroot? He kicks up or pigroots, because he knows this will relieve pressure from his rider. What does Pigroot mean? pigroot (plural pigroots) A Read more…
All the study animals ate a normal diet, and the Ashwagandha groups also consumed 2.5, 5 or 10 grams of Ashwagandha root extract daily. How much ashwagandha do you give a horse? By offering Ashwagandha, you may be able to Read more…