Livestock bites, such as from horses, cows, and sheep, can cause crushing injuries. These animals have powerful jaws. Infection, tetanus, and rabies are possible risks. Wild animal bites may occur while hunting, camping, or hiking. What to do if you Read more…
The average bit is 5″-5 1/2″ but the basic rule of thumb is that, correctly place in your horse’s mouth, the bit should only have 1/4-1/2 inch of play between the horse’s lips and the ring. How tight should a Read more…
Therefore, most equestrians consider a horse broken if it is safe to ride. Usually, this process takes approximately 40 to 60 days. Most trainers wait for a horse to be two years old before trying to break it. When can Read more…
Horses evade the bit when they are uncomfortable in their mouths. That can happen for a number of reasons. The most common one is that the rider has unsteady hands. The rider’s hands may be seesawing or pulling or constantly Read more…
This behavior often accompanies slow or difficult eating, or dropping feed. Horses may also do this when they eat something that they do not like, or after being given a dose of oral medication. Some horses with neurologic or severe Read more…
Horses should not be eating when wearing a bridle (referring to the bridle as the complete apparatus which it consists of—headstall, bit, reins, and depending on the bit, possibly a chinstrap and/or cavesson). The bridle should be removed prior to Read more…
IT is well known to electricians that animals are much more sensitive to electric shock than human beings. Quite low voltages, of the order of 20 volts, are dangerous to cattle and horses. How many volts will kill a horse? Read more…
The mouthpiece of the bit does not rest on the teeth of the horse, but rather rests on the gums or “bars” of the horse’s mouth in an interdental space behind the front incisors and in front of the back Read more…
The prevention of tetanus is easy, keeping your horses covered and vaccinated with tetanus toxoid. The protocol of vaccination consists on a primary course of two injections four to six weeks apart from each other. How is tetanus prevented in Read more…
Full recovery is possible. The mortality rate for tetanus in horses is reported to be up to 80%. How long does it take for a horse to recover from tetanus? About 80% of affected animals die. In horses that recover, Read more…