Are you tempted to cut your grass, then rake it into soft, fragrant, tasty piles of clippings for your horse to nibble? According to equine nutrition expert Dr. Juliet Getty, this should be the last thing you encourage your horse to ...
Biosecurity Is Best Defense Against Spread of Infectious Diseases
Biosecurity is the outcome from implementing protocols to reduce the chances of introducing an infectious disease onto a farm by people, animals and equipment or vehicles, either accidentally or intentionally. ...
Some people can eat whatever they like, even in large amounts and remain lean. Other folks must be careful in the amount and type of foods they eat, and may even need to add an exercise program to maintain a desirable ...
Most of us don't have to worry about being too skinny. So it might be hard to understand why a horse might have trouble putting on weight, especially if food is readily available. This type of horse is known as a "hard keeper".
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If you smell a foul odor while picking your horse's feet, chances are he has contracted thrush, a frog-eating, anaerobic bacterium. Thrush is a primary concern, whether your horse lives mainly at pasture or in a stable, especially in wet weather. Since this bacterial disease ...
You've probably noticed lots of ads for omega-3 fat supplements for horses, usually containing flaxseed meal or oil, or fish oil. Studies in humans have found many health benefits with supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids in ...
Getting a Good Start: Nutrition for Suckling Foals to Weanlings
Whether you are a manager of a large breeding operation or own one special mare, getting a healthy new foal on the ground is important to you. Nutritional management of the mare during the last 3 months of pregnancy has a significant impact on the health of the newborn foal.
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One of the world's most powerful toxins may be living in your barn or pasture. This toxin, clostridium botulinum, is commonly known as botulism. One microgram is lethal, and there are a 1,000,000 micrograms in a gram. A dime ...
The atmosphere in which you work will directly influence the efficacy of the massage. What follows are some suggestions for making massage treatment safe for both you and your horse.
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You know how good you feel after a massage. Believe it or not, your horse might enjoy, and benefit from one too. In this article, learn all about the benefits of equine massage to sooth your animal's aches, or just spend enjoyable time ...
You know how good you feel after a massage. Believe it or not, your horse might enjoy, and benefit from one too. In this article, learn all about the benefits of equine massage to sooth your animal's aches, or just spend enjoyable time ...
My horse is thin. The vet says he should weigh 900 pounds and needs to gain 150 pounds. He has ruled out any health related issues. He wants me to increase his feed. "Smokey" is getting one pound of sweet feed a day. If I increase it ...
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Numbers Up Again on Horse Farms
Experts report that eastern tent caterpillar numbers are up for the third consecutive year, although populations vary from location to location.According to Lee Townsend, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture entomologist, ...
Summer is on the Way: Can You Tell Your Horse is Dehydrated?
During the massage of your horse, you can easily assess if your animal shows signs of dehydration or not. Though the quality of your touch, you can tell. Usually a general loss of skin elasticity and an increase in muscle tone are the ...
AHC National Issues Forum to Focus on Emerging Diseases
The American Horse Council has announced that the theme for this year's National Issues Forum is "Emerging Diseases: a Challenge to the Industry." This forum, which will be co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and ...
As I began the writing of this, Bono and the rest of U2 were wailing my sentiments about farriers: "I can't live/with or without you". I had let down my guard yet again, and the resulting effect was a boiling to the surface, like the pus of an ...
In the past, horse-feed concentrates were selected for high digestible energy (DE) and low fiber content (see table), because grains were the only feeds available which provided more energy per pound than hays. And, grains with ...
In Webster's dictionary, dilemma is defined as "a predicament that apparently defies a satisfactory solution." Many owners of older horses can relate to this definition. Keeping an older horse feeling healthy and looking good seems to be the impossible mission for many people. ...
I'm not trying to be rude, just factual. Your horse has bugs! Your horse is a non-ruminant herbivore. In simple terms this means he eats plants and does not have multiple stomachs (a rumen) like a cow or sheep. But, he does have ...
For me, horsemanship is being knowledgeable of and responsible for every aspect of the horse. There are many areas we need to understand about the horse and one of the most important is hoof care. ...
Traditional horse feeding programs are based on some misconceptions about horse feeds. For instance, horses need a certain amount of energy-producing nutrients from their rations, but hays and pasture can and should provide most ...
Vaccination Can Mean Saving Money and an Equine Life
In these tough economic times, nearly every horse owner is trying to pinch pennies. When watching your wallet, it's also important to remember that trimming many veterinary expenses may cost you more in the end. ...
Equine Reproduction Breakthrough: Foal Born After Embryo Biopsy, Vitrification and Transfer
Minitube International has achieved a scientific breakthrough that will allow for genetic testing and preservation of equine embryos. The world's first foal from a biopsied and vitrified embryo transferred into a surrogate mare ...
Mean Girls: Does your mare have "witchy" behavior?
s is the case with any animal, horses can be affected by the hormonal changes that occur during the heator estrusstage of the reproductive cycle. This phase, in which a mare is most receptive to breeding, commonly manifests ...
Veterinarian and farrier Britt Conklin shares how doctors are gaining a better understanding of the lameness disorder palmar foot painÑcommonly referred to as navicularÑand why weÕre still ...
New "Caregiver's Guide to Rehabilitating the Neglected Horse" is Now Available
The American Horse Council is pleased to announce the availability of a new brochure, done in partnership with AHC sponsors Nutrena, Intervet/ Schering-Plough Animal Health, and the American Farrier's Association. ...
