The Bit Blanket, Omega Fieldâs âGrandeâ, Silverquine, and Dr. Renee Tuckerâs book, âWhere Does My Horse Hurt?â have all received the Good Horsekeeping Product Approval, according to publisher Laurie Cerny. The products are now featured on the
Colic is responsible for more deaths in horses than any other condition. A sudden change in your horse's lifestyle or diet, such as different hay or grain, increased stall time, adjustment in activity level, or even dehydration can lead to colic.
Vita Flex has released a new product for performance horses that is the only extended release gastric support product available that neutralizes stomach acid, balances stomach pH and also provides lost electrolytes.
Steaming hay not only kills the mold spores, but is also a good way to increase water content and offset dehydration in horses.
Researchers concluded that the center toe compensated for the reduction of side toes and the larger bodies of the equine by becoming resistant to bending and stronger.
âThe equine disease glanders is causing alarm in the equestrian community in Brazil after a horse testinh positive has been euthanized just as riding events begin to test the Olympic preparations at Rio de Janeiro's Deodoro complex.â
Horses by nature are social creatures, and many travel extensively, locally, nationally or internationally through competing and global sales leading to the risk of transmitting infection.
âThe amount of fermentable carbohydrates, including fructans, in lush horse pastures often overwhelms the gastrointestinal tract, escaping digestion in the small intestine and passing to the hindgut.â
âScientists at Queen Mary University of London are a step closer to preventing the kind of tendon injuries that affect aging race horses.â
Suitable respirators for horses are available in equine hospitals but are not usually available in the barn or in the pasture where respiratory emergencies can and do occur.