July 31, 2010

Make Your Own Horse Fly Repellent

horse_flies-150x150

Share Stop Biting Horse Flies with Home Made Repellent During the summer month’s horse flies are an annoyance to our horses and their bites can be a major irritation. Fly rugs can provide relief and there are also a variety of horse fly repellents sold in equestrian stores. There are also simple horse fly repellent [...]

Fungus Infected Fescue is Toxic to Your Horse

horse_fescue-150x150

Share Fighting Fungus Infected Fescue Tall fescue is a grass which grows on over 40 million acres of land in the United States. Over 600,000 horses may graze on fescue pastures or be fed fescue hay each year. Many of these pastures contain fescue that is infected with an endophytic fungus that is toxic to [...]

Caring for Your Expectant Mare

pregnant_mare-150x150

Share Ensuring the Health of Your Expectant Mare Your mare should go into the breeding season fit and perhaps gaining weight. Severely underweight mares will have more trouble conceiving than will mares of appropriate weight. You should make sure your mare avoids stress as much as possible. Stress can cause a drop in progesterone, a [...]

Horses Must Breathe through Their Nose

horse_buds-150x150

Share Horse Systems Your Horse’s Respiratory System Anatomically and physiologically, your horse’s respiratory tract is divided into the upper respiratory tract and the lower respiratory tract. The upper respiratory tract includes the nostrils, nasal passages, pharynx, larynx and trachea. Its function is to warm, humidify, and filter the air on its way to the lungs. [...]

Protect Your Horse from Fatal EIA

horse_lope-150x150

Share Equine Infectious Anemia Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a potentially fatal disease that threatens the horse, donkey and mule populations. The virus that causes EIA reproduces in the white blood cells that circulate throughout the horse’s body. The horse’s immune system, via antibodies, may attack and destroy red blood cells, leading to anemia. Infected [...]

woodworking plans

Get Adobe Flash playerPlugin by wpburn.com wordpress themes