Reading Time: 3 minutes Prior to deciding on whether to breed a foal from your mare, you should consider the mother-to-be’s current diet and gut health in general, as that will have a decisive influence on the foal’s health for the rest of its life. Why is the mother’s diet and intestinal health important
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the past, gastric ulcers (Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome, EGUS) were primarily associated with racehorses, but today we know they are more common among sport and leisure horses, and even weanlings, than previously thought. It is estimated that about half of all horses suffer from gastritis or gastric ulcers. Rarely
Reading Time: 4 minutes Many horse owners are familiar with the issue of their horse developing thick legs – called stocked up legs – when confined to the stall for a few days due to illness. This condition, often referred to as “stocking up” or “stagnation oedema,” is not a novel phenomenon. But stocked
Reading Time: 4 minutes Not all hay is the same Two batches of hay, one rather yellowish and doesn’t smell quite right, the other beautifully green, smelling great of hay and by human standards the ideal produce – but the horses don’t look at it and tend to prefer the – in our eyes
Reading Time: 6 minutes Storing hay, roughage and bedding is not something to worry about for most horse owners, because the stable operator takes care of it. Only when storage damage occurs, i.e. mouldy hay due to improper storage, is there an issue. Spoiled hay can lead to considerable and long-term health problems –
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