Equine herpes is a virus infection which can attack every horse. This virus gets transmitted through the direct contact between horses. Moreover also shared cleaning utensils can transmit the virus from one horse to the other and is therefore a potential source of danger. The disease is very dangerous and for horses it can even…
Cribbing and weaving are behavioral disorders of the horse. While cribbing, the horse makes noises which can be compared with the sound of a belch. If a horse once started with cribbing it is really difficult to make him stop again. Instead, the behavior becomes compulsive. What is horse cribbing? The Horse tenses its lower…
When you see and feel the first sunbeams you know that the spring is coming! After a long, cold and dark winter everyone is clearly happy about this and tries to go out to enjoy the sun and the fresh air as much as possible. There is a kind of power and vitality in the…
Animals can suffer from several different kinds of stereotypes. Horses are especially effected by horse cribbing and weaving. “Body and mind need to be in balance” Humans and animals work on the same way: if there are psychic problems the organism is also much more delicate to diseases. The only difference is that horses are…
Nearly every horse once in his life suffers from colic. However this term does not stand for a specific disease but for a general dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract. If a horse suffers from colic the most important thing is to react quickly. If the horse owner directly starts with the respective immediate measures a…