The rolling green hills of France are home to 22 retired British police horses, who are getting their second wind in a sanctuary run by former Scotland Yard officer
Donated vaccines protect horses from eastern equine encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, equine rhinopneumonitis, tetanus, West Nile Virus and rabies.
âDiscovering that different coat colors reflected different light waves influencing fly attraction prompted new questions: What kind of light would bounce off the striped body of a zebra and how would that affect biting flies?.â
âThough now not automatic death sentences, metabolic issues make proper horse management much more difficultâespecially during the spring and summer months.â
Feed ration balancers for horses have been around for many years and most major feed companies have at least one, if not a whole range of balancers in their feed range.
The open and rookie winners of the Rood & Riddle Thoroughbred Sport Horse Awards for 2012 will be honored on January 17 at the United States Equestrian Federationâs annual meeting in Louisville, KY.
Mosquitoes that have become infected by feeding on virus-carrying birds are responsible for transmitting diseases to other birds, horses and people.
Allowing metabolic horses to graze is always Russian roulette, so turnout for exercise, but with a muzzle that prevents grazing, is the safest alternative.
To mitigate and protect horses from the spread of COVID-19 and keep owners and horses safe, the EDCC created a resource center that will be updated as necessary to reflect current information.
A feed additive that can accelerate transit time of food through the horse’s digestive tract could prove hugely beneficial to horses at risk for developing impaction colic.