As with any horse, he should be eating 1-2% of his body weight in roughage every day. Keep in mind that horses burn more calories in the winter staying warm. Your horse’s body ferments roughage in the hindgut, which creates heat that helps keep him warm from the inside.

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– Deworm your horse in fall. The AAEP recommends tapeworm treatment once a year, in the late fall or early winter.

The Estate Planning Guide examines the differences between setting up a trust versus simply naming the horse in your will, the different types of trusts available, as well as other considerations to keep in mind such as registration papers and medical records for the horse, equipment, land, and your equine business.

Breeding stallions must have their DNA genetic health panel results on file with APHA before the foals resulting from their 2018 breedings and beyond will be eligible for APHA registration, per the 2017 APHA Rule Book.

A mass, weighing nearly 30 pounds and larger in size than a basketball, was found attached to the base of the cecum. The mass was successfully removed and a drain placed for abdominal lavages.

“Canine parvo is a disease that we have really good vaccines for. Unfortunately, vaccination is not happening with the right puppies in the right place at the right time.”

Because each set of premolars and molars erupts at a different age, they also expire at different ages. These can lead to gaps between teeth and teeth of varying heights (“wave mouth”) which causes abnormal chewing patterns and uneven wear on the teeth.

The length from butt bar to chest bar in a straight load should leave six to eight inches to spare. Too much length can get a horse in trouble.

Horses are designed to continuously graze throughout the day; they also have relatively small stomachs compared to their body size, with only about a two- to four-gallon capacity. Because horses are natural grazers, they produce large amounts of saliva and need a continuous amount of roughage in their stomachs to create a protective wall from gastric acids.