Horses that suffer from a skin disease most frequently are affected by a fungal infection. Very itchy and highly contagious – it is very difficult to get rid of a fungal infection. According to statistics, one out of 15 horses exhibits symptoms of this type of skin disease. But what are effective prevention and treatment…
The skin is the biggest organ of the horse. It is the direct contact with the horses’ environment and can easily be irritated by many different triggers. In general the horse can suffer from many different kinds of skin diseases. The Equine Sarcoid is the most frequently diagnosed cancer tumor in horses. Many horse riders…
Uncontrolled legs that stumble or even break down: horses that suffer from ataxia have a lack of control over their legs. In general there are three different types of ataxia: spinal, cerebral and cerebellar Ataxia. Everyone who once saw a horse with Ataxia understands the name of this disease: the Greek word ataxia stands for…
This disease is scary and frightening for every horse owner. The Equine Atypical Myopathy is a muscle disease and leads to the death of the horse. This can only take some hours or at the latest three days. Until today the origin of the disease is not clarified. However two things are for sure. It…
The fresh and warm air in spring time invites every horse fan to have a long ride through colorful forests and grasslands! But watch out for tick bites! Ticks hide in high grass but can also fall down from the leaves of the trees. If they once managed to bite the horse, this can have…