Taking a Horse’s Digital Pulse
A pounding digital pulse can help you detect the onset of laminitis. Learning how to take your horse’s digital pulse is as important in [...]
A pounding digital pulse can help you detect the onset of laminitis. Learning how to take your horse’s digital pulse is as important in [...]
Without a girth, your saddle won’t stay in place. But the type of cinch you choose can influence your horse’s stride. A 2015 [...]
We can easily recognize signs of stress in ourselves. Headaches, fatigue, muscle soreness, and stomach pain are signs of strain. But horses can’t talk [...]
Too much moisture can damage a horse’s hoof. The condition that creates soft feet is commonly referred to as “shelly feet.” Strengthening a [...]
Bringing a new horse into any barn always poses a risk for spreading diseases like strangles. Even healthy-looking horses, with no outward signs of [...]
Stem cell therapy for horses is commonly used for healing tendon, ligament, or joint injuries. New research is exploring the effectiveness of stem cells [...]
Horses rely on their owners to provide a facility that protects their health and welfare. That includes their physical wellbeing and their social environment. [...]
Horses that have been stall-bound for any length of time is bound to have pent-up energy. The first thing they are likely to do [...]
Shivers is most common in draft horse breeds but is also found in warmbloods and Thoroughbreds. Research from the University of Minnesota sheds light [...]
Selenium (Se) is a trace mineral that is found in the soil. Herbivores rely on plants to meet their Se requirements, while plants obtain [...]