Basic Health

August 12, 2011
Hearing Loss in Older Horses
A study conducted at the University of Queensland in Australia found that many horses have a mild to moderate

August 10, 2011
Guard Against Sunburn in Horses
Horses with white or light-colored skin areas, especially areas with a thin hair cover, are likely to develop painful sunburn during

August 09, 2011
Buttercups Are Toxic To Horses
Horses usually won’t eat buttercups because they don’t like the taste, but in overgrazed pasture where appealing forage is

August 09, 2011
Finding the Pulse in Horses
One of the easiest places to feel the pulse is under the jaw. You should be able to feel

August 08, 2011
Dehydration: It Happens To Horses Too
Most horses have probably experienced dehydration at some point in their lives. Low-grade dehydration can be self-corrected through free-choice

July 29, 2011
Coprophagy in Foals
Spend any time around foals and you’re bound to see it: a foal investigating manure left by an adult

July 28, 2011
Grain Bin Entrapment Numbers Increase
Reports of human entrapment in bins of stored grain increased more than 34% in 2010 compared to the previous

July 26, 2011
Stress Levels Measured in Horses’ Saliva
Cortisol, a known indicator of stress, is usually measured by taking a sample of a horse’s blood and determining

July 21, 2011
The Lure of the Manure
The researchers theorize that horses use odors as clues to which horses are dominant and which may be challenged

June 15, 2011
Donkeys Aren’t Horses
Donkeys and horses have many anatomical and metabolic differences, some of which are quite important from a veterinary care