Preventing Penetrating Hoof Injuries in Horses
...surface today. In construction sites such as where a new barn or shed is being built, insist that magnetic dragging is done multiple times before horses are allowed into the...
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Understanding Digestion in the Horse: Comparative Approach
...of as monogastrics have active sites of fermentation in their large intestines. Pigs are quite capable of utilizing high-fiber diets, though this fact has been largely ignored as intensive swine...
Trailering Your Horse: Five Nutrition Tips
...and hay was purchased on-site, which was likely completely different from what the horse was used to at home. Few traveled with their own hay. Considering how sensitive horses are...
A Tool to Test for Hoof Pain in Horses
...even when the owner has reason to think the horse is in pain. In skilled hands, however, testers can reveal a lot about a horse’s pain level, the site of...
Tropical Disease Affects Horse in Florida
...become infected with the parasite. The disease can be treated with antifungal medications such as amphotericin B and fluconazole, or specific antiprotozoal drugs. West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalomyelitis...
Tongue Ties’ Effectiveness on Racing Thoroughbreds Studied
...opposite gender, was used. The lifetime record for each control horse was examined to ensure that it had never raced with a tongue tie and had started in at least...
Thoroughbred Joint Injuries During Training
...most common disease, followed by arthritis. The fetlock was the site of the majority (almost 50%) of joint problems for horses in this study. Other joints commonly affected, in diminishing...
Thoroughbred Growth and Future Racing Performance
...heavier horses are more likely to be raced as two-year-olds, but these results suggest just the opposite; smaller horses are more likely to run early. Furthermore, smaller horses had more...
Umbilical Hernias in Foals
...or a defect in muscle development can allow the hole to stay open. When the opening doesn’t close properly, a bulge can form in the skin at the site where...
Type of Scanner Affects Readability of Microchips in Horses
...microchipping, the researchers examined the site of chip implantation in 16 horses of nine different breeds and of various ages that had been submitted to the University of Veterinary Medicine...
Hands-On Horse Research: Assessment of Skeletal Strength of Horses
...is expressed as a radiographic bone aluminum equivalent (RBAE), which can be used to calculate actual BMC. The third metacarpal, or cannon bone, is the preferred site for radiographic photodensitometry....
Treating Sesamoid Injuries in Horses
...bone. Likewise, lameness in the opposite leg can make a horse put more weight on the sound leg, increasing stress on bones and tendons. Unlike some other areas that reveal...
Understanding Weight Loss and Diet in Mature Horses
...gastric ulcers, heavy parasite loads, or chronic pain are also likely candidates for weight loss. Watching the horse eat may reveal more clues to weight loss such as difficulty in...
Wondering About Your Horse’s Diet? Try MicroSteed
...software for feed manufacturers, veterinarians, and select independent consultants. To try MicroSteed Ration Wizard or request more information on software for advanced ration evaluation and diet manipulation, visit our website....
Fiber for Horses: Soybean Hulls a Quality Source
...decreased somewhat at higher inclusion levels, probably because the cecum is beyond the site of protein digestion. Microbial nitrogen, while abundant in the cecum, is carried out of the body...