There's cleaning, then there is disinfecting! Make sure you have the right tools for the job.
Managing parasites in one horse starts with managing the parasite load of the herd, and managing the parasite load in the herd means managing pastures.
Disorders of a horse's muscular system cause poor performance and sometimes, death, and in certain groups of athletic horses, 5% to 25% have heritable muscular disorders.
Always check the horse's body condition every two weeks in winter, making sure to actually feel through the coat to assess fat coverage over the ribs.
Making the world a better place for horses and people, Monty shares a free link to Online University with unlimited access to videos, lessons, notes, questions, and data base of questions and answers.
AQHA supports genetic testing of quarter horses as an important mechanism to ensure the health of the breed by evaluating a horse for five known inherited diseases.
Among the top genes is NTM a major-effect gene shaping the racing trait and functions in brain development and influences learning and memory and whether a horse ever races.
The need for a horse to be vaccinated every year should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and the answer depends on the risk that the horse will come in contact with that particular pathogen.
Horse Health Products has been the brand pragmatic performance horse people have relied upon for more than 35 years. This year the company introduces a new unifying look to the product line to help busy horse owners locate them on the shelf.
âThroughout her years as a horse owner, Click as seen an overwhelming number of horses suffering from various sores on their hocks and after years of dedicated research and development, she created the Hock Shield.â