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Horse

Immunizations

Few things will protect your horse from the ravages of disease as easily and effectively as immunizations. The vaccinations administered by your veterinarian to your horse place a protective barrier between the animal and a whole list of problems: tetanus, encephalomyelitis (sleeping sickness), influenza, rhinopneumonitis, rabies, strangles, and Potomac Horse Fever, to name the most [...]

Euthanasia

Few things in life are as difficult to accept as death. Death becomes even more painful when you must decide whether to end a beloved animal’s life. However, there may come a time when, for humane, medical, economic, or safety reasons, you may need to consider euthanasia for your horse.
The decision to euthanize, or induce [...]

Equine Emergencies

If you own horses long enough, sooner or later you are likely to confront a medical emergency. There are several behavioral traits that make horses especially accident-prone: one is their instinctive flight-or-fight response; another is their dominance hierarchy — the need to establish the pecking order within a herd; and a third is their natural [...]

How to groom your horse

If you’ve never groomed a horse before, looking at that pile of mysterious looking equipment, brushes and combs can be overwhelming. How do you use these tools and when do you use them? Should you start with your horse’s mane or with his hooves?
While people may all groom their horses a bit differently, there are [...]

Horse grooming tools

So, you finally have a horse and now you need to buy grooming tools. However, the feed and tack store is crammed with tools and equipment, which of these tools do you need to buy to keep your horse looking and feeling great?
The first thing any horse owner or even someone who wants to ride [...]

Grooming your horse

While almost any animal should be groomed to keep it looking sleek and glossy, grooming a horse is even more important. Grooming a horse regularly can prevent serious medical problems, especially those that are hoof related.
Since a horse is so big and powerful, it is important to have complete control over your animal, even if [...]

Feeding your horse

When you are caring for your horse, one of your most important responsibilities will be feeding him properly. Overfeeding grain to a horse can lead to a serious case of gas colic, which is an illness caused by a horse’s inability to burp. Gases develop in the horse’s digestive tract and cause the horse to [...]

Horse nutrition

Knowledge of horse nutrition has grown by leaps and bounds during the last 15 years. Research has become more precise and critically evaluated. But more important, this research has given horse owners greater understanding of nutrition. They are more aware of the basic nutrients required by all classes of horses, than in past years.
Knowledge [...]

Foal growth

A healthy foal will grow rapidly, gaining in height, weight and strength almost before your very eyes. From birth to age two, a young horse will achieve 90 percent or more of its full adult size, sometimes putting on as many as 3 pounds per day.
Genetics and environment play significant roles in determining individual growth [...]

Stabling horse

When you buy a dog or cat, where to keep your new pet is probably one of the last things on your mind. However, for anyone who is considering buying a horse, housing is one of the biggest concerns. After all, you can’t exactly give your horse a pet bed in the kitchen!
Of course, the [...]

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