Post-exertion muscle soreness/strain can happen to any horse, but the high demands placed on the muscles of a Quarter Horse can easily lead to some soreness....
http://www.equisearch.com/uncategorized/quarter-horses-have-particular-muscular-worries/
I have long believed that horses can be so much more to us then just our recreational partners or pets, that horses are also our teachers. As I said in...
[/caption] Horses that develop long-term difficulty with colon ulcers may have more than one factor operating, as well as more than one cause. It pays to understand what may cause these...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/hoof_care/colonic-ulcers/
Buying a weanling (which I think of as age three to six months) is an opportunity to get the quality in a baby that you may not be able to...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/breeding/dressagefoals_121306/
Equine Therapists at Work While an equine-facilitated psychotherapy session may vary, most include a certified therapist, a therapy horse, a horse specialist to monitor safety and the horse’s behavior, and the...
http://www.equisearch.com/online-extra/equine-facilitated-psychotherapy/
Kudos to De Kunffy When I received my issue of Dressage Today and read Charles de Kunffy's article I felt I must impart my thoughts and feelings on this subject. Over...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/dressage/letters/
[/caption] Tying-up is the common term used to described exertional rhabdomyolysis, which is skeletal muscle damage related to exercise. You'll see the first symptoms of tying-up while the horse is working,...
Your horse never passes up a meal. In fact, at dinnertime he is always the first one at the pasture gate. Once in his stall, he never fails to position...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/colic_risk_083108/
The medical term for tying up is rhabdomyolysis-which means skeletal muscle (rhabdo) breakdown/damage (lysis). Tying up is characterized by muscle stiffness and pain, sweating, blowing,...
[/caption] Allentown, N.J., May 11, 2008 -- Many of this year's eventing competitions have been providing a roller coaster of emotions, and the Jersey Fresh 2- and 3-star this weekend...
http://www.equisearch.com/news/nancy_jaffer/jersey_fresh_051108/
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