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…
Pyroluria, pyrrole disease, or kryptopyrroluria (KPU) are terms that describe the same metabolic disorder that can occur in humans as well as in horses. In the mainstream medicine of today this disease has largely been forgotten. Today, when a diagnosis is being made, there is rarely any thought given to the possibility of pyroluria, which…
Guidelines for feeding, health and management 10 important check points: Generally you need to limit the times on the pasture, especially in spring when the grass begins to grow really fast or after a long term of drought. 1. Pay attention to the individual need of energy for every horse. In general the dose of…