You must also consider the notion that your horse might harbor worms that are resistant to the dewormer protocol that you utilized.
Preventive care through annual vaccination is the only way to protect horses against rabies - a fatal disease once clinical signs appear.
Exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) or tying up, as it is typically called, is the most common form of muscular problem in horses and also occurs in humans, many times as a result of extended exercise or change in diet.
Typical signs of tying up include a stiff walk that, at its worse, can immobilize the horse, signs of hard painful muscles in the rear, and occasionally sweating, if the pain is severe enough.
Overall, AHC members find equine industry issues related to tax, import/export of horses, and the EIS the most important legislative/regulatory issues and initiatives for AHC to focus on presently.
Starting in 2018, the Unwanted Horse Coalition will be offering a new service to its popular Operation Gelding program called “Operation Chip."
Monty Roberts is in his 33rd year of demonstrating methods of nonviolent training of horses, both in the saddle and from the ground.
Boots helped her horse stay comfortable as she worked with her trimmer and specialized lameness veterinarian to discover what was causing constant abscesses.
The new PET scanner will be used to identify patterns of stress remodeling in the horse's fetlock and assess how they are affected by training and track conditions.