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Horse Diseases

Warts

Warts usually occur around the heads of young horses up to 3 years old. They can vary in number from a few to hundreds.

Signs
Lumps varying in size from 2 mm to 2 cm, common sites are nose, lips, eyelids and cheeks, colour from pink to grey, have raised, rough surface.

Cause
Virus can be transmitted from one horse to another, probably gaining entry through cut or abrasion in skin, biting flies may be involved in spread.

Horse Warts

Treatment
Condition self limiting, usually regressing within 3 months. Sometimes warts can be broken by rubbing, they bleed and are susceptible to flies. If warts a problem especially on horse studs, fences, stables, head collars and brushes should be thoroughly cleaned with formalin solution.

Horse Nutrition
Horse Nutrition
Horse nutrition and feeding tips. Advice on feeding the aged horse and feeding during a drought. Find the right feeding requirements for your horse and tips when preparing hard meals.


Manage Your Horses Health
Manage Your Horses Health
Managing your horses health. We all get distressed when our horses get sick or unsound, but could it have been avoided?. Lets take a look at the ways you can manage your horses health to prevent problems in the future.
The information on horserides.org is for educational purposes only and should not be considered  veterinarian/medical advice. It is not meant to replace the advice of your veterinarian who cares for your horse.

Wind Galls

Soft swellings in the vicinity of the fetlock

Wind Galls

Cause

Sudden strain or concussion. May be hereditary.

Symptoms
The swellings may appear on either side and slightly above the fetlock joint or behind the fetlock.  They vary in size and, common in old horses but rarely cause lameness.

Treatment
In the early stages apply strong liniment daily and bandage overnight. In severe cases blister well. Contact vet for further advice.



Is Your Horse Too Fat?
Is Your Horse Overweight?
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.



WEAVING



Signs
Horse swings head and neck from side to side, alternates weight  on front legs with each swing, legs may be stressed and horse fatigued.

Stabled Horse


Cause
Nervous, highly strung, accentuated by boredom.

Treatment
Hang objects from roof rafters especially in doorways, alleviate boredom in same way as for crib biters.

WEIGHT LOSS

Many performance horses when in hard training and  competing have poor appetite and weight loss leading to poor performance.



Unwell Horse


Signs
Horse's normal bodily condition must be taken into consideration.

Causes
Stress produces poor appetite, decrease in protein intake associated with hard work can cause weight loss, more subtle cause of weight loss can be increased amount of grain being fed to horse  to provide energy for hard work, grains, e.t.c, are a poor source of protein.  Hard work causes muscle fibre fatigue if prolonged, leads to muscle fibre breakdown.

Treatment
Serum protein levels evaluated on a blood count by your veterinarian,  determine whether a high protein feed additive such as soy bean meal or cottonseed meal is required.

 

 

 


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