Nicker. The nicker is a soft, gentle sound that your horse makes with his vocal cords, but with his mouth closed. A horse nicker is a friendly expression, often accompanied by forward ears and an alert look in the eyes Read more…
The nostrils have an outer ring made of cartilage (the alar cartilage), which serves to hold them open during inhalation. Additionally, a small pocket within them, called the nasal diverticulum, filters debris with the help of the hairs lining the Read more…
The horse liver is an organ that is usually described as part of the digestive system but its functions extend far beyond that. It is estimated that the equine liver performs in the neighbourhood of 500 distinct functions. The liver Read more…
Cattle and pigs have well-lobated and well-lobulated lungs; sheep and goats have well-lobated but poorly lobulated lungs; horses have both poorly lobated and poorly lobulated lungs and resemble human lungs; finally, dogs and cats have well-lobated but not well-lobulated lungs. Read more…
At present, in veterinary anatomy, the horse lung is divided into the cranial and caudal lobes by the cardiac notch on either side. In addition to these lobes, in the right lung, the accessory lobe is present. How many lobes Read more…
Treatment of Contusions in Horses Cold compresses, ice packs, or cold hosing will help decrease swelling and tissue damage to the affected area. How long does it take a bruise to heal horse? Some bruises take a few days to Read more…
Lobation varies greatly among species: the horse has a single right lobe and a single left lobe; the human has two lobes on the left and three on the right; the monkey, dog, cat, and raccoon have three left lobes Read more…
According to the National Research Council (NRC 2007), the iron requirement for a mature horse is 40 mg/kg of diet or 400 mg per day. This is increased to 50 mg/kg of diet or 500 mg per day for growing Read more…
The small colon is approximately 3 m long, contains sacculations, and is the portion of the intestinal tract in which fecal balls are formed. The last portion of the horse’s GI tract is the rectum, which begins at the pelvic Read more…
Horses that experience iron overload may become laminitic and experience other chronic health problems. Research shows that excess iron consumption is particularly problematic for horses that have metabolic concerns such as being overweight, insulin resistance or Equine Cushing’s disease. What Read more…