Reading Time: 8 minutes We’ve all been there: the horse is lame, and nobody knows why. That’s where it gets expensive, the first step before therapy is to diagnose the problem. Next question is which tool is most suited to reach an appropriate diagnosis? The options are varied, but not always entirely favourable. If
Reading Time: 9 minutes While most owners of Warmbloods and Thoroughbreds are pretty relaxed about their horses enjoying the grazing season to its fullest, with up to 24/7 turn out periods on grass, many owners of other breeds experience a more stressful time. How much turn-out is suitable? Hopefully the horse won’t put on
Reading Time: 7 minutes Summer heat: Temperatures above 30°C can be challenging for both riders and horses. What should you pay attention to so that everyone copes well during these hot days? Firstly, it’s important to remember that horses are originally steppe animals and have a relatively high tolerance for both low and high
Reading Time: 2 minutes When the term PSSM2 (Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy 2) was introduced, it was used to group together all horses that displayed the same pattern under exertion as PSSM1 horses, but in which the mutation responsible for PSSM1 could not be detected. As research progressed, it became clear that PSSM2 is not
Reading Time: 3 minutes Myopathies and muscle diseases in horses aren’t uncommon. Just like humans, horses can suffer from numerous muscle diseases, the causes and variety of which are still partly unclear and insufficiently researched. On one hand, there are inherited muscle diseases where the mode of inheritance and the specific mutations have been
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