Foal diarrhea: What’s all the stink about?
Diarrhea is a real concern starting just after birth and lasting up to five months of age. In young foals, diarrhea can be harmless (such as foal heat diarrhea) but can become fatal without intervention.
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How to prevent colic in horses: Avoiding a pain in the side
Preventing colic in horses starts with understanding what causes equine colic, then making adjustments to your horse’s dietary routine, introducing probiotics and prebiotics, avoiding equine obesity and parasites, and keeping up with regular dental care.
Equine dental care
Proper care of a horse’s teeth is important for proper digestion of feed. This is critical to maintaining healthy body condition, as well as to reduce the risk of choke and colic.
Fall vaccines and deworming
Fall is a good time to add equine vaccination and deworming to your to-do list. Our Equine Field Service’s equine vaccination guidelines can help horse owners determine which vaccination schedule is right for their horse. Core horse vaccines Ideally, all horses in a herd should be on the same vaccination and deworming schedule. This helps […]
Do horses get allergies?
Just like humans, cats, and dogs, horses can also suffer from allergies. Allergic reactions can occur in response to insects, medications, food, and environmental factors. An allergic reaction can look like a breakout of hives, rashes, itching, and/or hair loss. If your horse is allergic to something that was inhaled, your horse may start coughing, […]
Vesicular stomatitis in horses
Vesicular stomatitis is a viral infection that can cause disease in a broad range of animals, primarily horses, cattle, and pigs.
Caring for your older horse
There are important management decisions that will need to be made to ensure your equine friend will stay happy and healthy for years to come.
To blanket or not to blanket? That’s a good cold-weather question
Primary considerations in horse blanketing are hair coat and environmental temperature. Here is some information that will assist you in making the right blanketing decision for your horse.