Caring for Injured Horses
Some horses seem more prone to injuries than the average
3-year-old child. Even if your horse seems relatively hazard-proof, the chances
are still high that somewhere along the line he's going to hurt himself, and
you'll find yourself caring for an injury.
What can and should be done to... | read »
Health: Emergency
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Foal and Mare Health Care
Life around horses is never boring, but it sure can seem that
way in the small hours of the morning when you are on foal watch and nothing is
happening. You have been dreaming about this event for nearly a year, but you
have also spent the past three cold nights camping out in the stall... | read »
Health: Emergency
from the pages of Rodeo
Common Equine Eye Disease and Disorders
It is not my intent to try to tell horse owners how to
diagnose and treat equine eye disorders or diseases. The equine eye is much too complex and
sensitive an organ to be treated casually. I, for one, will refer the more
threatening or exotic equine eye disorders and diseases that may... | read »
Health: Emergency
from the pages of Horse Journal
Is That Melanoma Deadly?
Melanomas
in gray horses are most frequently found on the undersurface of the tail (about
95%). The next most likely location is around the anus and vulva of mares. They
can also be found on the lips, eyelids, penis and sheath.
Melanomas
are not limited to gray horses. Melanomas in... | read »
Health: Emergency
from the pages of Rodeo
Horse Colic Symptoms
Colic is the most common
life-threatening condition horses of all ages face, and it's important to recognize symptoms of colic. Unfortunately, colic is not well understood or appreciated by
many horse owners.
The term colic is
not, in itself, a specific diagnosis of what is wrong with the... | read »
Health: Emergency
from the pages of Horse Journal
Colic Season
Researchers
at the University
of Liverpool
in the United
Kingdom
set out to answer the question of whether the time of year/season has an effect
on the number of colic cases.
Using
sophisticated statistical methods, they examined the university's colic case
files dating back to... | read »
Health: Emergency
from the pages of Horse Journal
Using Acepromazine in Horses
The most
widely used tranquilizer in horses is acepromazine or "ace." Few people truly
understand its effects. Ace doesn't make a horse happy, peaceful or calm--it
makes him dull and flat.
Ace affects
learning. If you use it to make a horse more manageable during schooling you're... | read »
Health: Emergency
from the pages of Horse Journal
A Firm Stifle-Lameness Diagnosis May Require A Specialist
The
horse's stifle is the anatomical equivalent of our knee, designed to be capable
of a very large range of movement. This calls for special modifications to
protect the joint surfaces from friction, and to stabilize the joint against
excessive movement or movement in the wrong direction.... | read »
Health: Emergency
from the pages of Rodeo
Gasteric Ulcers in the Horse
Editor's Note: This
column was written in response to questions submitted on this topic from
Spin reader Linda Barhite. Thanks for writing, Linda. Hope this
helps!
Gastric ulceration is
a fairly recently recognized entity in horses. Historically, there were reports
of gastric ulcers... | read »
Health: Emergency
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Disaster Recovery Planning and Your Horse
How would your barn operations and horse care be affected if you lost power
at your barn facility for just one day. Local disasters of this type are unfortunately quite common. They force
responsible horse owners to think through aspects of planning disaster recovery that are important
to... | read »
QUESTION:
We
travel all over with our horses. For years, we’ve heard about equine distemper,
also known as strangles. Please tell us more about the strangles, how to prevent
it, and what to do about it should one of... | read
