Bit-Metal Choices
Riders want to see some salivation, as a wet mouth is a softer mouth. The array of bit types and shapes displayed in catalogs and hanging on tack room walls…
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Ask Horse Journal: 06/00
…have never had to blanket him before even in the winter. Do you think the malic acid is playing a role here’ What about the excessive salivation’ Any chance rabies…
Trail Bits & Bridles
…to the floating D-rings outside the cheek rings. Sweet iron encourages salivation. Contact: Reinsman Equestrian Products, (800) 548-2487; www.reinsman.com. Parry Halter Bridle Comfortable Trail Bit The mild Myler HBT Shank…
Protect Your Horse From Toxic and Poisonous Grasses
…marshes throughout the United States and Canada. Signs of poisoning:Symptoms of arrowgrass poisoning are typical of cyanide poisoning: excitement, rapid respiration, weakened pulse, tachycardia, salivation, voiding of urine and feces,…
Dangerous Diets
…and by the time I arrived, Sally had started exhibiting colic symptoms. Because of the mouth ulcers and salivation, I first checked the hay shed, where I was lucky, for…
Find the Bit That Fits
…the manufacture of bits: • Stainless steel and titanium have good strength and are neutral in taste, but provide no oxidation to promote salivation. “It’s a cold bit in the…
Is It the Bit?
…Just like humans, horses don’t drool; they swallow their spit. Horses produce enough saliva to fill a bucket every day. That salivation is important to their physiology — they need…
Myler Shanked Ported Barrel Bit
…are made of sweet iron — steel that will oxidize with time. Sweet iron encourages salivation (over stainless steel), as do the exactingly crafted copper inlays on the tongue surfaces…
Poisoning Signs May Be Subtle
…observant of changes in your horses such as: • Behavior changes • Change in manure or patterns of urination • Colic or salivation • Change in appetite • Unexplained weight…
Horses Require Regular Dentistry and Teeth Floating for Proper Chewing
…problems while being ridden; dropping food while eating; weight loss followed by no weight gain when additional food is added; foamy, frothy mouth and excessive salivation; colic symptoms and impactions…