Horses’ Weight-Carrying Ability Studied
...any point) to 100 (severe pain detected at all 40 test sites). Four treatments were used, with horses carrying 15, 20, 25, or 30% of their weight. Each horse worked...
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Horse Photos: Make Them Great!
...the afternoon will usually give the best results. Stand opposite the horse’s shoulder or mid-barrel, not in front of or behind him. The camera should be 15 to 20 feet...
Horse Pasture Management
...that statement, as nutritious pastures are a requisite for growing healthy horses. In the wake of the 2001 outbreak of equine foal and embryo deaths known as mare reproductive loss...
Horse Nutrition Tips: Your Vet’s Wish List
...unthriftiness, poor hair coat, and diarrhea. Parasite control has changed over the years and routine rotational deworming programs may no longer be effective. Discuss options for fecal egg counts and...
Horse Management for the Spring Season
Do you ride all winter, no matter how deep the snow gets, or do you hang up your saddle at the first cool breeze in autumn? Do you pull your...
Equine Nutrition Textbooks Available Online
...achieve optimal growth in young horses, and to ensure nutrient requirements are being fulfilled in reproductively active horses. The full text of all four volumes is available on KER’s website....
How Sweet It Is: A Molasses Primer
...and glucose intolerance (abnormally elevated blood glucose and insulin following a sweet feed meal) in foals genetically predisposed to skeletal problems is being investigated. On the opposite end of the...
Equine Nutritionist Farm Call: Three Horses, Three Problems
...concern of the horse owner centered on weight gain and how best to economically achieve this in these three Thoroughbreds. While the nutritionist addressed this concern doing the site visit,...
The Story of B Vitamins in Horse Nutrition
...or stress. Horses on broad spectrum antibiotics where hindgut bacteria will be compromised. Horses that have poor digestive health such as diarrhea or extreme parasite burden. Very young horses with...
What Are Electrolytes and Why Are They Important?
...electrolytes. In fact, horse sweat is more concentrated in electrolytes than blood, which is the opposite of humans, so there is potential for extreme losses of electrolytes in exercising horses....
Horse Colic Can Be a Real Pain!
...site of fiber fermentation, and an influx of carbohydrate plays havoc with normal function. Microbial balance goes awry, gas production rises, and pH levels swing away from normal. Distention, obstruction,...
Honey Has Healing Properties for Wounds in Horses
...the wound sites were rinsed and honey was applied to wounds on one foreleg of each horse, while the other foreleg served as a control. After 12 days of treatment,...
Pasturing Horses with Cattle
...will not contribute to the parasite burdens of each other. For horses, an appropriate deworming protocol should be discussed with a veterinarian to target prevalent parasites,” advised Crandell. Although horse...
Horse Withers: More Than a Saddle Stay
...be made to ensure the saddle rests comfortably on the back. Ill-fitting saddles can cause sores, pain, and irritability. On the opposite end of the withers-height spectrum are mutton withers,...
How to Properly Conduct an Equine Nutrition Evaluation: Figuring Requirements
...a negative energy balance so that it will lose weight. The opposite may hold for a horse that has been losing weight or is carrying less condition than desired. Energy...