Health: Natural / Holistic
Vitamin D and Sunshine for Your Horse
According to Ohio State University Equine Extension, vitamin
D is called the sunshine vitamin because the ultraviolet rays of the sun convert
a compound in the skin into vitamin D. Horses exposed to four to six hours of
outdoor light (even on cloudy days) will make sufficient vitamin D.... | read »
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Natural Medicines for Horses
Just because medicine is touted as "natural" doesn't mean that the medicine is automatically the best curative for your
horse--no matter what marketers might have you believe.
Effective medicines for horses can be natural or not, and selecting
the most appropriate medicine doesn't have to be... | read »
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Bonding with Your Horse Through Massage Care
Muscle Science 101 Let's start with the basics. Massage offers you a source of
perception, a way to explore your horse's muscles as they tense and relax. After
a while, you'll come to recognize what is normal for your horse and when your horse's
muscles may be in trauma. But understanding the... | read »
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'Go Green' in Your Horse Pasture
When it comes to caring for the environment and your horse pasture, horse owners can
make a significant difference. Learn how to "go green" in your horse pasture by reducing pesticides and removing toxic herbicides. 1. Limit pesticide use by controlling fly and mosquito
populations through... | read »
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Horse Growth Continues With Age
A horse's growth in height is essentially complete by the age
of 3, but his spine takes a full five years to mature. This means your horse
will continue to grow in length after he stops gaining in height. It's also a
good reason to heed the cautions to take it easy with work under saddle at... | read »
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from the pages of Horse Journal
Proud Flesh Healing
Granulation
tissue is the smooth, pink, shiny tissue that forms over the bed of an open
wound in the initial stages of healing. When all goes well, this tissue stays even with the level of
the skin. As healing progresses, it begins to shrink and the skin edges grow
closer together until... | read »
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Fly Repellants for Your Horse When Trail Riding
If you don't like to ride with a fly mask on your horse, you know how serious
and annoying a problem face and ear flies can be on trail. Sprays and wipes don't work
well to repel all flies, and they lose effectiveness quickly
when the horse sweats.
For an effective repellant mixture for... | read »
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AntioxidantsDefenders of Health in Horses
Antioxidants are substances that protect against free radicals. "Radical" is
a chemical term--and an appropriate one at that. It's an atom or a molecule that
has an odd number of electrons in its outer shell. Electrons circle the nucleus
of an atom like planets around the sun, and at set... | read »
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The Magic and Mystery of a Horse's Movement
There are horses that seem to be
built by the angels to clear high buildings in a single bound who simply don't
enjoy jumping. There are horses who carry the blood of cutting horse royalty
that prefer being trail horses. Usually, however, horses are at their best and
happiest when doing... | read »
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Prevent Laminitis By Limiting Pasture Grazing
As your horse pastures spring back to life, it may be wise to consider limiting
your horse's pasture grazing time. Theoretically at least, every horse is at risk of
developing laminitis if he gorges himself on enough young pasture grass in a short
enough period of time to result in severe gut... | 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
