LEAKY GUT IN HORSES
Let’s take a closer look at the digestive system and how a “Leaky Gut” can be a disaster for horses…
Category: Disorders
RESEARCH UPDATE: GASTRIC ULCERS IN HORSES
Gastric Ulcers are a significant problem in many types of performance horses…
RESEARCH: REGIONAL FAT DISTRIBUTION
As is the scenario in the human population, obesity in horses
is a very real problem.
RESEARCH: EFFECT OF DIET ON STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIORS
Cribbing is a compulsive behavior or stereotype that is bothersome to many horse owners because of the damage it may cause to both the horse and the farm itself…
RESEARCH: EQUINE ANHIDROSIS
Equine anhidrosis, dry coat, and nonsweating are all terms used to describe the disease in horses characterized by the inability to sweat effectively in response to appropriate stimuli…
RESEARCH: NORMAL AND LAMINITIS PRONE PONIES
Laminitis is a major disease of equines because of the associated pain and debilitating nature that make it a life-threatening condition…
METABOLIC/HORMONAL ISSUES IN HORSES
Horses are grazing herbivores that live in herds when in their natural environment…
SPRING GRASS
SPRING GRASS EQUINE LAMINITIS FEBRUARY 2020 Written by Performance Horse Nutrition Laminitis is a painful, disabling, common and costly disease of the horse and pony with many causes; the digestive and metabolic forms are linked to equine nutrition. Laminitis has major economic and welfare implications and can affect any member of the equine family (horses,[…]
FEEDING YOUR HORSE AFTER COLIC
Respiratory diseases can be costly for the horse owner in many ways. The major categories of respiratory diseases affecting horses are infectious (those caused by viruses or bacteria), allergic and parasitic. This article will focus on respiratory issues caused by allergens, but first in order to understand how these allergens affect the respiratory system we must have a basic idea of how it works….
NUTRITION AND MANAGEMENT RELATED COLIC IN HORSES
Respiratory diseases can be costly for the horse owner in many ways. The major categories of respiratory diseases affecting horses are infectious (those caused by viruses or bacteria), allergic and parasitic. This article will focus on respiratory issues caused by allergens, but first in order to understand how these allergens affect the respiratory system we must have a basic idea of how it works….