Putting the Kibosh on Cribbing
...surgery or electric shock treatments, may have been tried. On-site inspections of the foals allowed researchers to determine if the subjects were true cribbers or merely dedicated wood chewers. Thirteen...
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Putting Weight on a Skinny Horse
...into the bloodstream of the horse where they can be transported to sites which need energy or tucked away as energy stores in the form of adipose tissue or muscle...
Pythiosis Skin Infections in Horses
...Pythiosis in horses usually occurs as a serious skin infection. The skin develops raised, ulcerated lesions that ooze serum. Most affected horses are extremely itchy at the site of infection...
Quarantine Horses to Prevent Illness
...take precautions that reduce the chance of spreading disease. If possible, new horses should be kept at the opposite end of the barn from resident horses and should be turned...
A Quick Guide To Horse Sales
...at the time of the sale, an on-site veterinarian might draw blood and send it for testing. In case of an outbreak of EIA, this helps track the whereabouts of...
Researchers Discuss Nutrition Problems in Horses
...neglect, poor feed quality, dental problems, parasite load, disease, or metabolic upsets. Prognosis is not good for horses that have been recumbent for three days or have lost nearly half...
Refeeding the Starved Horse
...teeth, hooves, coat, vaccinations, and parasite control. Vaccinations may need to be postponed until the horse is in better condition. Overgrown hooves should be reshaped a little at a time...
Regular Exercise Important for Bone Development in Young Horses
...by management adjustments. When investigating a herd problem, the bone formation disturbances of each individual must be identified. The same herd-wide insult causes different clinical signs when different anatomic sites...
Rehabilitating a Thin Horse: A Case Study
...so that’s quite an upshot for her. How the mare came to be in this condition, we will likely never know—overworked and underfed, diseased, parasite-riddled, a head full of malfunctioning...
Replace Riding Helmet After a Fall
...purchased or go to the manufacturer’s website to see if this policy covers the helmets they are using. If a damaged helmet isn’t returned to the manufacturer, it should be...
Phytoestrogens in Mare Plasma After Ingestion of Legume Products
...but phytoestrogens compete for binding sites on estrogen receptors. Once bound on receptors, phytoestrogens do not have the same action as endogenous estrogen and can act as endocrine disruptors, negatively...
Taking a New Stab at Equine Sarcoids
...needles at the site of the sarcoid, and application of an antiviral cream. Vaccines and other treatment options are also in various phases of development. One of the biggest problems...
Testing Horses for Tapeworms: New Research
...administered unnecessarily, which will ultimately safeguard their future efficacy due to possible development of parasite resistance.” *Lightbody, K.L., P.J. Davis, and C.J. Austin. Validation of a novel saliva-based ELISA test...
Temperature Swings and Colic in Horses
...parasite control will help the horse maintain proper body condition and a healthy digestive tract. Horse owners can help their horses by noticing changes in behavior and well-being. What constitutes...
Role of Nutrition Management in Farm-Wide Incidence of Skeletal Problems
...be different, but the problem may be the same because the same disturbance will affect different sites at different ages under different circumstances. The investigation of a herd problem begins...