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Drink Up! Water Consumption in Horses
âAccording to McKernan, 'A horse deprived of water may only live up to 3 or 6 days. After lacking water intake for two days a horse may refuse to eat and exhibit signs of colic and other life-threatening ailments.â
Tips for Keeping Your Horse Tick Free and Healthy this Summers
âTick bites can cause irritation and restlessness in horses. Large numbers of ticks on an animal can cause extensive blood loss that could result in potentially life-threatening anemia.â
Horse Colic Risk on the Rise in Fall and Winter
Changes in diet and stabling often occur at the same time as changes in weather and activity levels, and these changes can impact your horse's risk of colic.
For Better Horse Respiratory Health Follow These Dust Buster Tips
â With cold weather approaching and horses spending more time in stalls, making dust busting a priority becomes more important for better horse respiratory health.â
Changes in the Season Mean Diet Changes for Most Horses
âWhen nighttime temperatures drop, it becomes too chilly for plants to grow and the sugars are stored for later use leading to a concentration of stored sugars which may increase the risk of digestive upset or laminitis in some horses.â
Equine Guelph Offers Equine Welfare Tips and Colic Risk Assessment
During 2013 the âYear of Colic Prevention,â Equine Guelph has delivered many initiatives to help the horse owner combat colic including the release of its latest online health care tool - the Colic Risk Rater plus a free colic prevention tips poster.
What Are You Doing This Winter to Prevent Lameness?
Below freezing temperatures can make hibernation look tempting but inactivity in horses can lead to many issues including lameness.
4-H Projects Bring Horses and Young Enthusiasts Together
Each year, many young horse enthusiasts participate in 4-H equine projects throughout the United States. The goals of these projects build on the following three areas:
Watch Monty Roberts Training Horses on Horse & Country TV
For one week in October, Monty Roberts will bring his gentle and effective training to Horse & Country TV.
Neurologic Herpesvirus in Three Colorado Horses
Herpesvirus is highly contagious among horses and can cause a variety of ailments in equids, including rhinopneumonitis (a respiratory disease usually found in young horses), abortion in broodmares and EHM.