Health: Seasonal
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Rain Rot Skin Treatment For Your Horse
A skin infection in horses commonly known as rain rot, rain scald, dew poisoning,
scratches, mud fever, and grease heel (depending on which part of the body it
appears on) can be a particular problem for your horse during the wet months. Rain rot,
which causes scabbing and patchy hair loss on... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Hoof Health and Wet Conditions
The birds are singing, the weather is balmy, and you and your horse are
delighted to be rid of the hard, frozen ground that even a perfectly sound horse
can find uncomfortable underfoot. Spring may bring its own set of hoof
challenges, though, and you need to be prepared for them so your... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Supplement Your Horse Pasture
The grass found in your horse pasture is the perfect food for horses. But unless your horse is free to range
over hundreds of miles, taking in a wide variety of grass types from regions
with different soils, there's a good chance he won't be getting an adequate
array and balance of minerals... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Shed Out Your Horse's Winter Coat Tips
Even in warmer areas,
horses grow some sort of winter coat. Nature protects them from the elements,
usually with a coat to match the climate. But you may want to hurry the shedding
process along, for your horse's comfort and your own. Fortunately, with the
currying, shedding and clipping... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
from the pages of Trail Rider
Annual Horse and Mare Vaccines
Question: I
just got my reminder card from my veterinarian saying my 15-year-old Quarter
Horse mare is due for vaccinations and deworming. A dental check is also
recommended for my horse. My mare has never been sick. I don't travel with her, so she isn't
exposed to disease. I can deworm... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
from the pages of Perfect Horse
The Year-Round War on Parasites
Protecting your horse
from intestinal parasites involves more than timed dewormings or a daily dose of
dewormer. Maintaining a healthy immune system, understanding high-risk
situations, and correct choice of deworming drugs are
all-important.
Your horse's immune
system does much of... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
from the pages of Horse Journal
Should You Breed Your Mare?
Everyone
loves a foal, but there's a growing number of poor-quality horses, unwanted
horses, and mature untrained horses appearing every year. Most of those
unfortunate equines were produced by someone who failed to consider the
long-term consequences of the decision to breed. We're... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Winter Hoof Treatment for Horses
Are you and your horse's hooves prepared for winter
temperatures? A healthy horse's hoof can withstand winter
temperatures very well, but if your horse has hoof problems, the cold can take a
toll. Your horse may begin to move more stiffly, even when he's not on frozen,
uneven ground. To... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
from the pages of Horse Journal
Feeding The Pregnant Mare
I
have a pregnant mare, and I've read five books on nutrition and all of your
articles. It's still unclear what my mare needs in her last trimester and during
lactation. The math just confuses me. She is in her sixth month, and her diet
is: 24/7 salt, grass pasture (safe fescue), two... | read »
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Health: Seasonal
from the pages of Horse Journal
Its Rain Rot Time
Rain
rot. We all know what a nuisance it is, that bumpy skin infection caused by
Dermatophilus congolensis. This "bug" thrives in high-moisture, low-oxygen skin
conditions that occur under the winter coats of horses that get wet, or in
horses with lighter coats when blankets get soaked... | read »
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