The FDA has approved the drug, Equidone Gel (domperidone) for the prevention of life-threatening fescue toxicosis. This disease can cause serious reproductive problems in horses. Fescue is a type of grass that covers over 35 million acres of pastureland in the U. S. There is a fungus (neolyphodium coenophialum) that lives on the grass and […]
Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) is the veterinary name for metabolic abnormalities in equines. Typically, horses and ponies become overweight expanding their middles or girth. These days obesity is a widespread problem in both humans and pets and leads to many medical conditions. We are harming our pets by overfeeding them. A horse’s digestive system is […]
That old saying, “you’re only as old as you feel,” can hold true for horses too. Opinions differ about what age a horse is considered a senior, with 20 years old being the average. But age doesn’t always determine how a horse functions. If your older horse has reached the point where s/he is not […]
