[/caption] Body condition scoring is an objective method of evaluating your horse’s condition. Six areas of the horse’s body (along the neck, along the withers, the tail head, over the ribs,...
http://www.equisearch.com/new-year-new-you/day-22-body-condition-score-your-horse/
Most Americans think their horses are not at risk for laiminitis, despite the loss of equine superstars like Secretariat and, more recently, Barbaro to the disease--as well as Olympic dressage...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/at_risk_for_laminitis_013008/
[/caption] With spring a distant memory, you may think the risk of laminitis is well behind you. Don't be fooled by late summer's dried and sparse pastures, however. They can still...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/stay-alert-for-laminitis-in-the-fall/
In the August 2009 issue of Horse & Rider, John Sylvester, PhD, discusses whether sweet feeds are OK to give to your horse. In the following article from our November...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/overweight_horses_030209/
Winter is a good time to condition your tack, give your horse a vacation, and put up your feet by the fire. But frigid weather and bad...
I recently discovered that my wife, Jenny — whom I thought I knew — likes to watch bronco riding on TV. But she doesn’t watch it for the competition....
The word colic strikes fear in every equine owner's heart. While we have come a long way in understanding, treating and reducing the risk of colic, equine colic is still...
By Katie Young, Ph.D., Consulting Equine Nutritionist, Purina® Mills, LLC It takes special care and proper nutrition to maintain optimal health of your aging horse. A well thought-out senior horse management...
http://www.equisearch.com/senior-resource-center-care-and-feeding-of-aging-horses/
A blogger unfamiliar with horses wrote recently on a general community website asking whether he should be worried about a horse in his neighborhood that was lying...
[/caption] To create a detailed account of what and how much you spend on your horses, follow this itemized expense sheet to document your known monthly expenses, from the big expenditures,...
http://www.equisearch.com/farm_ranch/management/equine_expense_worksheet_120308/
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