Archive for August, 2008
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Consider "billeting" your horse/s to an area with more grazing if you can find one. This is a long shot but worth a try, although many agistment centres now have a drought levy fee on top of regular prices. Ask around at any agistment centres clost to home and if ...
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Causes of Itching
If your horse seems to be scratching a lot, it's important to find the source of his discomfort before you are able to provide some sort of relief.
Worms, spread by flies, can be a source of itching. Stomach worm spreads via intermediate hosts of various species. The infective ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Many horses develop multiple splits around the bottom of the hoof wall, especially in the summer, and it has been suggested that damage to the periople can lead to drying of the hoof wall, making it prone to cracking. Add to this, long toes and loose shoes and the cracking ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
These are without doubt the most common heart abnormalities in horses and they are often found during routine veterinary examinations, for example during the pre-purchase examination.
These murmurs can be found with the use of a stethoscope. A horse with a heart murmur will be heard to have one or more ...
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, a horse with chronically weepy eyes must be the most sensitive sort of fellow.
Runny equine eyes are usually evidence of a sensitivity to environmental irritants, such as dust, ammonia and insects. But because individual horses reactivity to irritants varies, the same ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Arthritis is the curse of many older horses.
When it comes to managing arthritis conditions, most horses fare better if they receive regular exercise, as opposed to being rested for several days and then expected to work on weekends. It is better to exercise at a level appropriate to the horse, ...
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
If your horse has been acting up under saddle lately, it may be his only way of telling you that his back hurts. The below behaviors are often associated with back pain:
Bucking during upward transitions, particularly transitions to the canter or lope. The push and lift required to execute a ...
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