Musical Soundtrack to Help Calm Your Horse During Stressful Fourth of July Holiday
July 4, 2021 Comments Off on Musical Soundtrack to Help Calm Your Horse During Stressful Fourth of July Holiday
The 4th of July usually means one thing for horse owners: equine stress. Unfortunately, equine stress can cause more than anxiety and can actually lead to equine gastric ulcers. To help soothe horses during this difficult time of year, Boehringer Ingelheim is introducing a music soundtrack designed to help keep them calm.
Continue reading …New Study Investigates Obesity as Risk Factor For Asthma in Horses
June 25, 2021 Comments Off on New Study Investigates Obesity as Risk Factor For Asthma in Horses
Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at Texas A&M University are investigating the association between obesity and asthma in horses. If a link is identified, the findings will help improve our understanding, diagnosis and management of asthma, especially in obese equine patients.
Continue reading …Insulin Resistance or Insulin Dysregulation?
June 24, 2021 Comments Off on Insulin Resistance or Insulin Dysregulation?
Insulin resistance (IR) means the insulin-responsive cells — muscle, fat, liver — do not take up glucose normally in response to insulin. As a result, the pancreas puts out higher levels of insulin until the glucose blood levels normalize. This is one explanation for why blood insulin levels would be higher than normal.
Continue reading …Scientists Discover Genetic Markers Tied to Loss of Ability to Sweat in Horses
June 23, 2021 Comments Off on Scientists Discover Genetic Markers Tied to Loss of Ability to Sweat in Horses
“We found that this disease has similarities to cystic fibrosis which has many drug treatments available and in development. Knowing this, we can start to consider ways to treat these horses that suffer from this condition, helping them sweat more normally over longer periods of time.”
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Sugar phobia has reached a point where virtually any problem with a horse’s hooves may be blamed on sugar. From thrush to weak laminar connections, sugar is blamed. This often comes with stories of how horses have improved once the diet was changed. However, sugar is rarely the culprit here. Many different problems cause quality issues in hooves but most have nothing to do with sugar.
Continue reading …Revisiting Equine Vaccination Strategies- What’s Best For the Horse?
June 14, 2021 Comments Off on Revisiting Equine Vaccination Strategies- What’s Best For the Horse?
Sorting out best practices in equine vaccination can be a daunting task, partially because a standard vaccination protocol for horses does not really exist. Instead, most experts agree that the approach for equine vaccination should be about what’s best for the individual horse.
Continue reading …Understanding Navicular Disease Free Webinar- June 13th
June 13, 2021 Comments Off on Understanding Navicular Disease Free Webinar- June 13th
This free, interactive, live (and on-demand) webinar features experts on horse health topics you can add to your care routine today!
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AQHA Publicity The American Quarter Horse Association was notified by its approved laboratory, the University of California-Davis, that the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory is temporarily pausing genetic testing July 5-9 for operation recalibration. Operation recalibration is an initiative to address deferred equipment maintenance. The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory will be closed on Monday, July 5, in observance […]
Continue reading …Fly Control Tips for Happy, Healthy Horses
June 11, 2021 Comments Off on Fly Control Tips for Happy, Healthy Horses
Summer sores are caused by house flies, face flies and stable flies, as they transfer parasitic nematode larvae (Habronema species) to moist areas around a horse’s open wounds, eyes, nostrils, mouth and genitalia. When the larvae create a hypersensitivity reaction, chronic, fleshy and non-healing wounds can result, known as summer sores. The condition is costly and can require months off from riding and training as the infected horse heals.
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“It is important to understand what the bit is doing and what to watch for,” cautions Chris Blevins, MS, DVM, Associate Professor, Equine Field Service with Kansas State University. “It is our responsibility to keep our horses comfortable.”
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