Researchers expect to find major disorders of hormonal pathways in horses, much like in human studies looking at hypovitaminosis D as a marker of disease severity.
Vitamin D is involved in regulation of calcium and phosphorus, bone health, controls the immune system, and reduces inflammation in horses and humans.
With ERU, the horse's immune system inappropriately attacks normal or host proteins in the eye, causing damage that can lead to blindness.
The microchip look-up tool is a great chance for you to look up who your horse is registered with and update that information as needed.
While some horses will exhibit dramatic signs from even a small degree of gas distension, other horses (especially older ones) may be very stoic, and show only mild signs.
Fantasia sets the beauty, majesty and power of horse and rider to music, serving as a testament to the heart and soul of the horse.
The PAST Act would end "soring" - the intentional infliction of pain on hooves and legs of horses to force them to perform an artificially high-stepping gait.
Vitamin D is involved in regulation of calcium and phosphorus, bone health, controls the immune system, and reduces inflammation in horses and humans.
Airway damage resulting from wildfire smoke takes 4-6 weeks to heal, so horses need that amount of time off from the time when the air quality returns to normal.
While health is an important aspect of deļ¬ning a horse's quality of life, it should also include emotional or psychological discomforts such as fear, anxiety, boredom, frustration, loneliness, and depression.