Category: Horse care
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Dehydration and Horse Care
You can pinch the horses’ skin to see if it is dehydrated . The skin should return to normal after one second. If your horse is getting dehydrated this product should help. Avoid dehydration as this could lead to more serious problems in the horse such as colic. Make sure…
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Spend Time with Your Horse !
Everyone wants to have a well behaved horse . The horse will behave well towards you if you put some hours into being around your horse . He will learn how to move around you and be able to connect with you. In the beginning you and the your horse…
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Smart Immune
This product helps support the immune system when you have tumors that are not sarcomas. We have had a lot of luck with this product keeping the tumors at bay .
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Supplements for Stiff Joints
Older horses may develop arthritic joints especially in their hocks.The hocks are the large joints located midway up the hind legs. The veterinarian will determine a treatment plan which may include rest and prescribed medications. There are some herbal products and Cox2 inhibitors that work on some horses. Below is…
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Hot Weather and Horses
Horses require more care in the hot weather. Horses breathe through their skin, so the skin must be kept clean and unclogged with dirt and sweat. High humidity can create a health problem when we have hot temperatures as well. Horses should be washed with medicated products to prevent skin…
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Summertime Clipping
youtube.com/shorts/J5gFMoyA9dU Horses will be kept cooler in the summertime if they have an exceptionally long coat.
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Summertime Care of Horses Skin
As we are starting to heat up here in Maryland,USA we need to make provisions to keep the horses coat and skin healthy . Cleanliness is important. If your horse sweats and rolls in the dirt he could come up with some bad bacteria which loves to hide in the…
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Horse Dental Work
To maintain a good condition on your horse his teeth need to be checked at least once a year using an experienced Equine Dentist and /or a Veterinarian. Horses teeth grow and get sharp and need to be filed down. This is called floating. Most horses need to have at…
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Expressions that a horse makes are Very Important!
It’s very important to observe your horse ‘s facial expressions and to make eye contact with him. You can discover a lot of things about your horse if you pay attention to this. Horses use their ears ,tails , bodies ,hooves and legs and their heads to communicate. This is…
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How much should a Horse eat daily?
Horses are large animals and they need quite a bit of bulk because naturally they are grazers.It is especially important when we keep a horse in a backyard situation or a stable we are responsible to provide a horse with enough feedstuffs. A good table to follow is taking the…
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Grooming
When horses starting to change their winter or summer coat there are many things that you need to know about shedding the horse out properly. You need some basic items in your grooming kit. A shedding blade or a metal curry A rubber curry comb and sturdy brush (not too…
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Colic part Two
There are many other causes of colic in the horse other than dehydration. They may be poor quality or moldy feed stuffs,worms, feeding to much at one time(short feeds such as pellets and grains) irregular feed schedules, any major change in diet such as too much lush grass pasture after…
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