Anhidrosis in Horses
…helped them identify the problem in their horses. “They know their horses like mothers know their babies,” Hall said. “If their horses’ ears twitch the wrong way, they notice it…
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From Sour To Sweet: Solving Barn and Buddy Sour Problem Horses
…to leave the other horses and be left by the other horses. All these skills can be learned, but horses aren’t born with them-all of them must be taught. Horses…
Horses in Cold Weather
…dead or dormant grasses and weeds. Roughage, and that includes hay, actually helps warm the horses because it releases heat as it is digested. Have you noticed that your horses…
How to build a trustworthy trail horse
…or submerged. Many horses enjoy splashing and lying down in water during sweaty weather. Variation: Horses who attempt to jump water rather than walk through it may do so from…
Herd Health Planning
…set of vaccination needs. Group Horses According to Disease Risk “Keep horses of similar disease risk together,” advised Burk. The horses that don’t leave the farm are at lower risk…
Successful Horse Boarding at Your Barn
…may choose to worm the horses on a rotational schedule. If the horses are going to be pastured together, it is highly recommended that all the horses be wormed on…
Developing a Trustworthy Trail Horse
…and yourself soaked or submerged. Many horses enjoy splashing and lying down in water during sweaty weather. Variation: Horses who attempt to jump water rather than walk through it may…
EquiSearch’s Ask the Vet: Horses in Cold Weather
…their horses are cold when they are cold. The horses in Vermont were all warm and happy with single blankets. If you do blanket, remember that a horse’s fur fluffs…
Cribbing: Why Some Horses Need Pacifiers
…it’s started. “The only horses I could cure were the horses that had just started,” Dr. Houpt says. That was by letting the horses out of their stalls and putting…
Expert Advice on Selecting Hay
…soaked to remove some of the nonstructural carbohydrates then fed to horses with insulin resistance, equine metabolic syndrome or chronic laminitis. | © Paula da Silva/arnd.nl • Overweight horses and those…