True or
false? Horses don’t need as much hay during the night because they sleep.
False,
and dangerous. Equine nutrition expert Dr. Juliet Getty frequently has
to bust this myth. Believe the facts:Horses are awake and moving most...
Q: I
have an 11-year-old Appaloosa gelding that is overweight. I rode him every day
during the summer and he didn't really lose any weight. We've had a drought for
the past few months, so there's not much grazing in his pasture,...
Cleaning brushes and other grooming tools is not a chore most horse owners think about often. It's all too easy to use them and toss them back in the grooming tote without giving them another thought. But dirty brushes...
Even horses kept with exactly the same lifestyle can have extremely different parasite loads. A Fecal Egg Count will determine which horses you should be focusing your deworming efforts on.Internal parasites (aka "worms”) attack horses of all ages, causing...
The horse’s stomach should be empty while exercising to avoid digestive upset. Truth or myth?
Myth. Mostly.
We don’t feel comfortable exercising after a large meal and we therefore assume that our horses don’t either. But define a “meal.” We generally...
Q: How do I determine what is a safe weight for a horse to carry? I have received several different answers ranging from 20% of the horse's weight (including tack) to any horse over 15hh can carry 300 pounds...
Throughout 2009, Horse Illustrated has taken you inside the Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC) in Nicholasville, Ky., for an overview of equine rescue. Hopefully the information you’ve learned has shed some light on the rewards and responsibilities that come...
If you board your horse, a safe and healthy environment for your horse is of utmost importance. With resistance increasing in small strongyles and no new dewormer on the horizon, horse owners should be asking barn managers about parasite...
Q: I have a 2-year-old mini stud with a left hind leg that locks up on him at times. If we walk him backwards, it lets go and he walks and runs fine. The vet diagnosed him with floating...
