Remember- just because you are cold does not mean the horse is cold!
"Owners ought to offer hay as soon as they feel horses are not consuming sufficient pasture to meet daily forage requirement, which is about 1.5-2% of body weight daily.â
Morris Animal Foundation has awarded a three-year, $155,000 grant to a team of Kentucky and Danish researchers to build a new reference genome sequence for the domestic horse which will improve the ability to understand the role of genetics in horse healt
âThanks to improvements in surgery techniques, suture materials, and anti-inflammatory medications, horses are recovering from colic surgery better than ever before.â
âBelow freezing temperatures can make hibernation look tempting but inactivity in horses can lead to many issues including lameness, so, although the weather outside may be frightful, your horseâs need for mobility has not changed.â
In a bid to counter the deadly effects of laminitis, Queensland University of Technology is conducting a worldwide study into what predisposes horses to this chronic disease.
Clinical signs of snake bites in horses are the result of local effects of the venom which is highly complex and toxic properties vary among snake species and between individuals within the same species.
The International Plowing Match celebrates the horse's role throughout history and today with a horse tent dedicated to demonstrations, the Canadian Cowgirls, Dodge RAM rodeo, plowing of course and EquiMania!.
USDA confirms that Vesicular Stomatitis Virus has been diagnosed in horses in 6 states: Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming, as of mid-August, 2019.
By taking this course, learners will gradually build their knowledge over the 12 parts so that they can confidently assess horses for pain at the end of the course.