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…
Answer: The reason horses “root” against the bit is because at some point they had a rider that held too much contact on the bit. Some horses attempt to root, by pulling the bit and reins away from the rider Read more…
Herbs can offer a wide range of support to the horse, from maintaining healthy digestive and immune systems, to helping soothe those prone to nervous or excitable behaviour. What do herbs do to horses? Herbs offer various benefits for horses Read more…
Sometimes they will groom one another with little chomps and nibbles. Sometimes a horse will playfully bite a companion horse. At other times, a horse will bite at another rival horse for space or territory. Other instances horses will bite Read more…