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✔️Breathing Is Important. Let’s Talk About Horse Heaves.
Horse heaves, also known as equine asthma, is a serious respiratory condition. Like asthma in humans, heaves cannot be cured, but it can be managed if you control the horse’s environment. Maybe you’ve had it under control for months, and then… A single dust flake triggers a flare up and before you know it after…
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Laminitis, A Devastating Hoof Disease: Quick Action Slows Progress
Inside the hoof are 2 types of laminae. These very sensitive finger-like protrusions of tissue interlock like your fingers if you were to clasp your hands. Since a horse bears all their massive weight on their hooves, you can imagine that if these tissues become inflamed it is excruciatingly painful. Left untreated, this devastating hoof…
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A Case of the “Slobbers”
No, your horse isn’t slobbering because she wants your dinner. But what she may want you to do is check your pasture for clover. Why do they slobber and drool? Any animal that grazes runs the risk of consuming plants and seeds that may harbor spines, burrs, or sharp bristles. These can cause drooling due…
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Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
Did you know that a horse chews anywhere from 10,000 to 40,000 times a day? Couple that with genetics, age, and individual varying degrees of decay, and it’s no surprise that tooth pain can cause serious problems, especially if she resists eating. The cost of gum infections and making your horse comfortable far outweigh the…
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Opthamology
Do you know what a horse “sees”? 360 degrees, that’s what! With its head pointed straight ahead, a horse can nearly see its tail. The retina detects movement with both eyes and then observes the object once it reaches 3-4 feet away by turning or lowering its head and looking with one eye. Eye problems…
