Next to lameness a bronchitis or pneumonia is the most common disease for horses. Symptoms need to be noticed very quickly so that a vet can give medicine preventing a chronic situation of a respiratory disease. If he does not it can cause a dramatic state of health and in worst cases this ends in…
…, that of all domestic animals the horse has the most powerful heart? It weighs about 3 kilogram, in racing horses up to 5.2 kilogram and circulates about 60 litre of blood through the body. By comparison, an adult human has about 5 to 6 litre of blood and the heart weighs 300 to 350…
Narcolepsy is a chronic neuropathy and is characterized by a sleep disorder and an extreme daytime sleepiness. Topical research found out that the number of horses which are concerned grows consequently. The symptoms easily can be mixed up with symptoms of other disease. Due to this here you can find a detailed description of this…
To avoid condensation and prevent germs from developing in the moisture, horses need 30 to 40 cubic meter of fresh air per day. For that reason stalls should not be barricaded, even in winter. Horses kept in cold stalls are also much better adjusted to outside weather conditions. Surf tips: Monkshood – the most poisonous…
Even if riders and horse owners always try to feed the best to their horses easily a horse has a deficiency of copper. Roughages and cereals often have a lack of this important nutrient if they grow on sandy, marshy or boggy soil. How can riders notice a copper deficiency? All soils around the area…