Category: Healthcare

Pferdeherde auf der Weide

“Haylage causes illness” What do the facts say?

Reading Time: 13 minutes    5 important points to avoid in horse feeding are being presented, which have triggered a lot of mixed reactions. Are these statements regarding haylage too generalised? Anyone who knows us, knows that we don’t believe in generalised answers. Especially from a therapeutic point of view, each horse must be considered

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Braun weiß geflecktes Pferd mit rosa Nase

Sunburn in horses: What now?

Reading Time: 4 minutes    Sunburn on light skinned horses During hot days, horses are prone to developing sunburn, particularly on the delicate skin of their faces. Horses with extensive white markings and lightly pigmented skin are especially susceptible to this problem. This includes horses not only horses with bald faces but also those with

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zwei Pferde fressen Heu

Adlib hay – do horses get fat when fed hay freely (24/7)?

Reading Time: 4 minutes    Adlib hay is something that we at Sanoanimal are big advocates for. But we keep receiving messages or comments with the following or similar content: The issue of portioning or offering hay 24/7 seems to concern many horse owners. Can it genuinely work if horses have hay available adlib all

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Islandpony mit Winterfell

Fit through spring shedding season

Reading Time: 6 minutes    The first horses are already starting to shed their winter coats in preparation for spring. During this period, it is especially important to support the horse’s detoxification organs, namely the liver and kidneys. A 6-week course of detox herbs aids the horse in better managing its overloaded protein metabolism and,

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Pferd auf der Wiese

Kryptopyrrolurie (KPU) – a widespread detoxification disorder

Reading Time: 3 minutes    KPU what is it? Kryptopyrrolurie (KPU) is unfortunately a very widespread detoxification disorder in horses. The cause lies in a disturbed intestinal gut flora. These helpful microorganisms not only digest the cellulose from hay and pasture grass, but also produce a lot of nutrients that are important for the horse.

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