Bleeders
A term commonly applied to horses which bleed or sneeze out clots of blood from the nostrils, usually shortly after work or exercise.
Horse Nose
Cause
May be due to a form of nasal catarrh, a certain condition of the blood may be the indirect cause. High pressure in blood vessels with rupture.
Treatment
Exercise horse in warmer air. Treatment by veterinarian is recommended.
Horses and snakes. Facts and figures on snakebites in Australia.
Recognising a snakebite on a horse. We have many species native to Australia, some of which are deadly.
Bog Spavin
A puffy swelling on the front and to the inner aspect of the hock at the point of flexion. Unsoundness
Symptoms
Horse may show no lameness, a distention of hock joint capsule containing synovia or joint oil. Lame in acute cases.
Treatment
Recommend Vet advice. Rest 3-6 months.
Horse Diseases
Barbed Wire Injury
Barbed Wire Injury
Bog Spavin
An overweight horse can be very unhealthy. The number of overweight horses is climbing.
Obesity has serious health implications so don't let it get out of control.
Bone Spavin
A small bony enlargement situated on the inner lower aspect of the hock or towards the front.
Symptoms
Horse goes very lame when starting off.
Carries the affected hindquarter lower than the sound one. Carries the toe low to the ground. Bony enlargement may or may not be visible.
Treatment
Rest 3-6 months, consult Vet for treatment.
Want to know how fit your horse is? and how much work is too much.
Is your horse tired?. How do riders condition their horses so they become fit?.
Boils /Pimples
Pustular inflammation of skin, hair follicles. If small and superficial it is called a pimple, if deeper seated they are called boils.
Symptoms
Hot, painful, surrounded by area of inflammation. When mature, has a yellow point in the centre which bursts.
Treatment
Antibiotics. Hot antiseptic poultices or fomentations. If mature, lancing and strong disinfectant.