Reading Time: 8 minutes Always call the vet immediately if you’re suspecting a colic, before you do anything else. Colic can strike any horse at any time. It is an umbrella term for “abdominal pain” that can have a wide variety of causes. Most colics have to do with disturbances in the intestinal area:
Reading Time: 4 minutes Thrush – not just a winter problem Many horse owners are familiar with decay processes in the hoof area during winter. Horses are frequently turned out on unpaved turnouts, surrounded by a mixture of mud and feces. This environment can compromise the integrity of the hooves, fostering the growth of
Reading Time: 4 minutes And if so, then grain-free please! Or not? What do you mean? Mash is a traditional horse feed that our ancestors, even great-grandfathers, would provide in specific situations. These situations included instances when horses were seriously ill, such as during colic. It could happen that they survived the colic but
Reading Time: 8 minutes In literature on horse nutrition, a great deal is written about the importance of calcium and phosphorus and their relationship between each other. The importance of sodium chloride (NaCl) – “cooking salt”, without which no life would be possible – is often neglected. Not only humans, but also horses need
Reading Time: 6 minutes 4 facts, analysed in greater detail. For years, feeding carrots was as much a part of winter as black ice and cold fingers. Large sacks were collected from the feed dealer or delivered directly, and a few kilos per day per horse were (and still are in many stables) not
© 2024 HorseWise. All rights reserved.
