Glossary of Equine Terms – B
…Blemish: A permanent mark or scar made by either an injury of disease. Examples of blemishes include curbs and girth galls. Blistering: Application of a caustic agent, or blister, to…
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The Pre-Purchase Challenge
…A new home for a lovely horse can be sunk by either a veterinarian overzealously using technology to uncover an unimportant blemish (and then not fully explaining its insignificance to…
Learn to Identify Horse Skin Problems
Is your horse’s skin blotched, blemished or bedeviled? An informed investigation can help find the cause of the problem and speed the cure….
Parade Horse
…must be serviceably sound and in good condition. Since beauty is important, blemishes will be considered. The minimum height is 14.2 hands. However, separate classes for ponies may be offered…
Increase Turnout Safety
…few kick and bite marks on these free-roaming animals. “They’re in natural family groups with stallions and mares together,” she says, “and they are essentially blemish-free.” Pasture size and configuration…
Capped Hock — How to Treat Capped Hocks in Horses
…goes untreated, the greater chance inflamed tissues will become permanently thickened, resulting in a lifelong blemish. 2. Alternate hot and cold treatments. Why: To limit inflammation, stimulate circulation, and reduce…
EQUUS Consultants: Injection Reactions in Horses
…injection to minimize the swelling. Also, you may want to consider injecting the horse under the mane or in another place, such as the ham-string muscles, where blemishes are less…
20 Questions About Your New Horse
…problems, it’s amazing how forthcoming people will be if you ask matter-of-factly about colic episodes, strangles or how a noticeable blemish was acquired. Maybe a horse required hock injections when…
Conformation Clinic: 4-Year-Old Geldings
…which helps compensate for his longer back. Of the three, his shoulder and hip are the most balanced. His front legs look clean and free of blemishes, and he has…
Conformation Clinic: Aged Mares
…wind puffs (soft, painless, fluid-filled swellings commonly found near the fetlock joint), but those are a cosmetic blemish and shouldn’t hinder her in any way. On the negative side, she’s…