By Marcia King May 1, 2001 At a training barn in Washington, two prized half-Arabian horses munched on wood chip bedding that had been delivered to the facility. Moments later, both were dead. Among the chips lay a branch of yew, a type of evergreen that can be fatal...
Equine Cushing's disease, technically known as pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID), is a degenerative hormonal disease of middle-aged and senior horses. To completely understand the disease, a little background in anatomy and hormonal cycles is helpful....
Much of the assessment of the quality of your hay can be done the old-fashioned way. Break open a bale and scratch 'n' sniff! Good quality hay should be green rather than yellow or brown. (Keep in mind that some hays, particularly some varieties of clover, can cure to...
Many things can be done to help ensure the health and early development of your newborn foal. Being present at the birth allows the owner to recognize possible problems and to get help with the process, if needed. If the foal is delivered without any complications,...
Winter coats are a funny thing. Horse owners love them because they not only keep their four-legged family members warm when temperatures drop, but they also save probably hours of work over the course of a winter that otherwise would be spent putting on and removing...
Embryo Transfer is the process of transferring a fertilized egg (Embryo) from and donor mare to a surrogate mare. The most common indications for ET include mares incapable of carrying a pregnancy due to age or injury and young performance mares. Because mares have a...
There may be any number of occasions when you will need or want to bandage your horse's legs. Bandaging can provide both protection and support for the horse while working, traveling, resting or recovering from an injury. For whatever purpose, it is essential that you...
Not so many years ago "floating teeth" was not much more than removing the enamel points that develop on the outside of the upper and inside of the lower dental arcades. Modern dental equilibration is the correction a number of common malocclusions and dental...
Is there a vaccine to protect horses from Strangles? Yes. A new vaccine, Pinnacle, has become available to horseowners through veterinarians and is produced by the Fort Dodge pharmaceutical company. This new intranasal (given into the nose) vaccine gives greater...
A horse needs to drink an average of eight to 12 gallons of water a day to stay healthy, yet when the temperatures are below freezing, he may take in considerably less. If you're seeing less manure, and the balls seem drier than normal, your horse may be at risk of an...
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