Colonic Ulcers in Horses
…horses. However, these were examinations done on horses that had been killed at a Texas slaughterhouse. Their histories were unknown, including use/performance. Horses that are performing well typically don’t end…
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Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” at Kentucky Equine Research
…sport horse disciplines. Several former KER research horses are now winning ribbons as show horses. For more information about Kentucky Equine Research visit ker.com, Equinews.com, call 859-873-1988, or e-mail marketing@ker.com….
Hay Steamers
…bag. If you’re steaming to reduce particulate matter for a horse with respiratory issues, don’t allow the hay to dry out before feeding. Bottom Line. Although it’s an improvement over…
Poisons In Your Grain
…familiar to horse owners is leukoencephalomalacia, ?moldy-corn poisoning.? In this disease, the horse’s brain literally liquifies and by the time the horse is obviously ill it will be fatal and…
Use Barn Fans for Healthy Air
…restricts the airways of a horse’s lungs and can lead to excessive wheezing and coughing, weight loss, and a lower tolerance for exercise. A horse may develop this condition if…
Nibbling Horse
…horse’s requirement for sulfur is in the form of these amino acids. We recommend offering your horse plain, white salt blocks. The red blocks are trace-mineral blocks. it’s fine to…
Around the Barn: 11/02
…calories to maintain his weight.??Both suggestions are correct. The trick is to incorporate them into your horse’s diet correctly. When the horse eats hay, the heat that the bacterial fermentation…
Letters: 03/02
…and I were able to retire at age 46. A true horse owner knows all aspects of horses, including their care, and understands this is part of owning a horse.??If…
Ask Horse Journal: 10/05
…horses. I can’t imagine what’s mixed into pre-mixed grains. My attempts to talk with the feed companies about these problems have failed. I’m now sifting through everything before feeding it,…
QuitKick Works
THere’s at least one in every barn. it’s the horse that bangs like crazy on the stall door at feeding time or when other horses are being turned out first….