Zinc is one of the important trace elements in the horses body. These elements are responsible for 90 % of the enzymatic processes in the organism and due to this take part at the metabolism. A possible lack inhibits the normal processes – and this can cause acute deficiency symptoms. Referring to this zinc has…
Valerian has calming effects – this is equal for humans and horses. Nervous horses become cooled down and the heart rate gets normalized. If you want to control your excited horse you can feed valerian. 0.5-1.0 pound (daily ration for one horse) of root powder already is enough. Do not cook the root powder because…
The appendix can hold about 90 litres. The intestines of a human are about 7 meter in length. Surf tips: Skin disease in horses – Equine Sarcoids Sweet itches – an allergic reaction to insect stings —All statements without guarantee—
Once in his life every horse limps. This can be caused by different origins. Some are harmless and can easily be medicated. In opposite to this, others require a long and difficult treatment and therapy. We want to inform about different types of limping, its origins and possible treatments. Nevertheless this article is no substitute…
Quarter Horses, Appaloosas and Paint Horses are predominantly affected by this disease. This doesn’t mean however, that the disease can’t occur in other breeds. By crossbreeding with western horses the gene defect can be passed on to others. What is HYPP – Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis? HYPP is a genetic disease caused by a gene mutation….