Within your horse may be invaders that can cause illness. These organisms are dependent on him for sustenance and life. Your horse is their “host”.
Examples of these unwanted guests are intestinal parasites, bacterial or viral infection. Many of these ailments can be passed from horse to horse.
This old saying usually means the horse (or person) is getting old. But even young horses can have teeth that are too long or have sharp points.
It’s very important to understand how horse’s teeth change as they mature.
Horse’s teeth do not grow – they erupt.
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I received an email the other day from a horse owner wanting to know what supplement she could feed her horse to improve the condition of her horse’s hoof. Attached was a picture of the hoof.
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There are some people who are given a gift…the ability to interact with horses. These special few know instinctively what a horse needs, and how to get a horse to respond in a manner totally foreign to the horse. When asked, “Why did you do it that way?”, they have no answer.
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Record-breaking rains, resulting in standing water, may trigger a outbreak of Potomac Horse Fever.
It is believed that horses contract Potomac fever by accidentally ingesting aquatic insects that carry the bacteria.
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