Nutritional Factors in Equine Colic
...out. Common sites of impaction include the pelvic flexure of the large colon, the transverse colon, and the cecum. All three sites are areas of abrupt change in the diameter...
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How Many Horses Per Pasture?
...dirt washes into streams and ponds. Overstocking can also put horses at a higher risk for encountering parasite larvae in the pasture. Normally, horses with plenty of open space will...
The Official Feed Supplier of Wellington Riding
...horses, Saracen Horse Feeds will be responsible for feeding all of the riding school horses, liveries, and rehab horses on site. With over 170 years of experience in manufacturing animal...
Five Common Horse Pasture Pitfalls
...sand ingestion, such as feeding hay in nets or feeders that are off the ground or providing psyllium either with or without magnesium sulfate. 3. Parasite overload. Although horses usually...
Food for Thought: Details of the Equine Digestive Tract
...site of problems ranging from the slightly troublesome to the deadly serious. An understanding of the structure and function of each section of the system can help horse owners keep...
Grazing Multiple Species
...to even out consumption and cut down on the need for frequent mowing of fields. Taking horses off a field will tend to lower the parasite burden in that field,...
Hay Selection for Horses
...baling. The opposite is often true with legumes, and these hays sometimes have an abundance of stems and few leaves. This usually means that the leaves came off during baling...
Horse Management: Beyond the Basics
...discomfort. A dental exam should be done once or twice a year for mature horses, and more often in young horses as the permanent teeth replace deciduous teeth. Parasite control....
Foal Heat Diarrhea Studied
...manure, bacterial infection, parasite infestation—have been advanced. Opinions differ as to whether the diarrhea (also known as “scours”) should be seen as an illness or just as a normal phase...
Muscle Function, Diet, and Metabolism in Active Horses
...storage sites (sarcoplasmic reticulum) into the myoplasm via the calcium release channel. Increased concentrations of intracellular calcium allow the interaction of actin and myosin filaments, which then slide over each...
How Do Dewormers Work?
...Your veterinarian is the best source of advice for anthelmintic choice and strategic deworming protocol. Fenbendazole interferes with parasite growth and energy pathways. Ivermectin and moxidectin enhance the release of...
Nursing Mares on Pasture May Not Need Grain
...with the different nutritional inputs. The mares and foals were all weighed regularly, and their body condition scores and parasite loads were recorded throughout the study. All mares spent an...
Nutrient Digestibility in Horses: Does It Change with Age?
...addition, horses with chronic parasite problems could have scarred tissue along the digestive tract, reducing function. A horse recovering from heavy parasite loads may need smaller, more frequent meals with...
Senior Horse Challenge Addresses Management of Older Equines
...related to senior equines, owners of horses of any age are likely to find interesting material on the site. As part of the University of Guelph in Canada, Equine Guelph...