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As humans are living longer our beloved equines are too. What is considered an older or senior horse? We find that a commonly acknowledged description of an aged horse appears to be 20 years of age or older. However, it must also be acknowledged that there are differences between individuals in terms of those exhibiting […]
Taking care of your mares’ nutrition in pregnancy and lactation will ensure that you maximize the return on your investment, will ensure better welfare for the mare and developing foal and will hasten your return to the breeding shed. Foetal development in the mare is not linear, the majority of growth taking place in the […]
Now is the time of year that many horse owners are preparing their stock for the sales ring and one thing they all have in common is that they want to have their horses looking ‘a million dollars’ when they go under the hammer. For years horsemen and women have acknowledged the role of exercise in […]
GAIN The Advantage at the foal sales with our expert guide to foal nutrition. Early foals have a distinct physical advantage in that they are naturally at a later developmental stage than their younger counterparts. Foals born in May and June are still very young and are dependent on their mother’s milk to supply them […]
Laminitis is a painful condition which can lead to lameness in affected horses and ponies and in the most severe cases can be lead to total debilitation and even death. There are several factors that are linked to the onset of laminitis from obesity, insulin resistance, non-structural carbohydrate overload, drug induced complications to endotoxaemia (commonly […]
Offering a life to a retired racehorse can be a rewarding but challenging task. If your horse has just recently come out of full training you may need to take the time to ‘rough’ him or her off. Thoroughbred racehorses are finely tuned equine athletes and even those who never compete at the highest level are […]
EGUS (Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome) was first used to generally describe ulceration of the horse’s stomach in 1999. It is now known that the disease is different according to the position of the ulcer within the horses’ stomach. There are now thought to be two types of gastric ulcer diseases now namely; ESGD – Equine […]