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Category: Winter

Pferdenase Nüstern Husten Schnupfen laufende Nase; Atemwege

Prepare the respiratory system and immune defence for colder weather

25. October 2022

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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Pferd mit weißer Mähne auf herbstlicher Weide

Caution: pasture grass!

27. September 2022

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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5 junge Pferde unterschiedlicher Farben

Do horses know what’s good for them?

25. June 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes    This question is much discussed within the equestrian community. One camp contends that horses’ evolutionary survival implies they avoid detrimental elements. Others argue that certain feeds taste so appealing that horses indulge despite their health implications. So, who is right? Learned! Both perspectives have validity! The majority of domestic horses,

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Pferd guckt nach hinten

13 symptoms indicating stomach ulcers

11. March 2022

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

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Pferde Beine

Stocked up legs – not just a problem for stabled horses

24. January 2022

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

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