Minerals, sometimes also called dietary minerals or mineral nutrients, are essential for the entire organism: They are an element of bones and teeth, regulate enzyme systems and are responsible for the coordination of nerves and muscles. Moreover they influence the pressure on the cytoplasm. Minerals are categorizes into nutrients and trace elements. Due to their important … [Read more...]
Movement, pasture, social contacts: Species-appropriate husbandry for horses
But what is species-appropriate husbandry? For many years horses were forced to live in tiny stables. Sometimes there were so small that the horse could not even turn around. Some horses never had contact to other animals and rarely spent any time on the pasture. … [Read more...]
Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (Tying UP) in horses – the horse immediately needs to stop moving
This is the nightmare of every rider: The horse suddenly walks in a stiff way, has muscle tremors and attacks of sweating. In very dangerous cases it even refuses any further kind of movement. Then the rider immediately needs to understand that the horse possibly can be affected of an Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (also known as Tying Up or ER). If the muscles of the horse … [Read more...]
Horse grooming- sometimes less is more
The wish of every horse is to simply run around the pasture and to roll in the dirt. Nowadays however, many horses have to bear a daily washing procedure which can easily do more harm than good. … [Read more...]
The perfect saddle fitting for your horse: Practical Help
The perfect saddle fitting is the base for a painless and effective riding. But the process of finding the right saddle can be very difficult and long. Every rider refers to his own experiences and every rider will give you a different advice. There are so many opinions about the right saddle – but in the end only the horse is able tell us if the saddle fits or not. … [Read more...]