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/
[/caption] Sand colic, digestive upset that stems from the chronic accumulation of sand and dirt in your horse’s intestines, can strike any horse who lives on loose, sandy soil. Horses pick up...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/the-facts-about-sand-colic-in-horses/
Sand is a cause of horse colic, and horses kept on fine, sandy soils are at risk of developing colic related to eating sand. Fortunately, some feeding and management techniques...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/sand-cause-horse-colic/
[/caption] Colic - What to Watch For: Pawing, kicking at belly, and/ or attempting to lie down. Excessive sweating (more than normal for the level of exercise, or while at rest). Teeth grinding; repeated...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/eqpart2989/
Researchers at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom set out to answer the question of whether the time of year/season has an effect on the number of colic...
Colic is the most common life-threatening condition horses of all ages face, and it's important to recognize symptoms of colic. Unfortunately, colic is not well understood or appreciated by many...
[/caption] The term “colic” is very broad, encompassing any pain in a horse’s gut, regardless of the cause. When diagnosing individual cases and devising treatments, however, veterinarians will use more specific...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/how-to-talk-colic/
Simply put, colic in your horse means that he's experiencing some type of abdominal pain. Problems with any of the organs in the abdomen-liver, spleen, urinary tract, reproductive organs, or intestines-can...
February 11, 2009 -- Brentina, the gallant mare who has carried so many U.S. hopes into the international dressage arena with Debbie McDonald in the saddle, was improving last night...
http://www.equisearch.com/news/nancy_jaffer/brentina_surgery_021109/
[/caption] Horse & Rider magazine's September 2004 issue featured information about enteroliths--intestinal stones that can cause colic. Identifying the early stages of colic and knowing when to call your vet...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/illnesses_injuries/julycolic2297/
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