Category: Healthcare

Pferdenase Nüstern Husten Schnupfen laufende Nase; Atemwege

Prepare the respiratory system and immune defence for colder weather

Reading Time: 2 minutes    As the weather becomes less hospitable, the susceptibility to respiratory infections rises. Chinese medicine aptly asserts that “damp cold invites disease in”. Consequently, stables often encounter a surge of cold-related ailments from autumn to spring. To pre-emptively fortify your horse’s immunity against the cold-borne pathogens emitted by afflicted equines, consider

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Fohlen frisst Heu

Roughage for growing horses

Reading Time: 5 minutes    The basic care of a horse that is still growing vigorously should always be such that the youngster has permanent access to roughage. Hay is and remains the most important feed for small and large horses and must be available at all times. Horses are permanent feeders by nature and

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Pferd mit weißer Mähne auf herbstlicher Weide

Caution: pasture grass!

Reading Time: 2 minutes    Introduction Rapidly changing weather conditions put a lot of stress on the pasture grass:It is sometimes warm and sunny during the day, but cold at night, which not only promotes the storage of fructans, but also the proliferation of endophytes.Both are problematic for horses, especially if they are already suffering

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Auge eines schwarzen Pferdes Nahaufnahme; Stress bei Pferde

PSSM2 – Disease, Trend Diagnosis, or Predisposition?

Reading Time: 8 minutes    Just like in humans, there are numerous muscle diseases in horses, the causes and variety of which are still partly unknown and not as well researched in our four-legged companions as in us. But what is the current state of scientific knowledge? In general, there are inherited muscle diseases, where

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