Across North America, the majority of horses are not vaccinated for rabies and often have a higher risk of exposure than dogs.
Vesicular stomatitis is a viral disease of horses and other animals and the infection results in blisters, crusts, and ulceration of the lips, muzzle, nose, tongue, ears, sheath, teats, and/or coronary band.
While traveling, it is important to keep your older horse on his normal feeding schedule. There is a higher risk of colic because the horse is standing in one place rather than moving around.
Nutrition is not the same as autumn settles in and the composition of pasture grasses begins to change in horse pastures.
If your horse is lame, don't give bute before you call the vet to diagnose it, since he/she must be able to see the lameness to pinpoint the problem.
A horse’s diet should be appropriately supplemented with a balanced nutritional approach considering its available forage and grain resources, and addressing age, performance level and overall health,
Rabies is a viral disease of mammals, transmitted from the bite of a rabid animal and direct contact with saliva or brain/nervous tissue from the animal and has the highest fatality rate of any known disease.
Although New York has seen several triple E cases in horses this year, there haven’t been any human cases, which is fortunate because, unlike for horses, there’s no human vaccine for EEE.
Protecting equines from ticks during the fall is a topic worth investing some time and interest in since ticks hatch their eggs in leaves, leaf mulch, and dry brush.
Pain, discomfort, and quality of life were reported as the most common concerns when their horse has a medical condition or when considering euthanasia.