There aren’t many people who truly enjoy body
clipping a horse. The monotonous droning of the clippers combined with the
airborne swirls of hair are enough to make anyone reconsider the project. Yet a
body clipped horse is easier to groom during...
The American Association of Equine Practitioners
stresses the importance of vaccinating horses to protect against rabies, a
deadly but preventable neurological disease, as it recognizes the World Rabies
Day on Sept. 28.
The AAEP strongly recommends an annual rabies
vaccine as a core...
Many types of horse clothing are available. Some blankets are designed for use
while the horse is turned out, while others have specific uses in the stable or while
the horse is under supervision. Liz Russell, corporate communications specialist
for Dover Saddlery,...
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...
