After exercising your horse, cooling down is the next step, as even in cold weather, s/he sweats. It’s so important to see that your horse doesn’t become chilled due to it’s wet body. With colder temperatures, warming up before exercise loosens the muscles so vigorous exercise is easier on the horse’s body. Exercise produces enough […]
The FDA announced approval of the drug Prascend to treat the clinical signs in horses with Equine Cushing’s Disease. In horses, Cushing’s Disease is known as Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID). According to the findings of a recent study by Australian and United Kingdom researchers, PPID usually affects horses above the age of 15. Older […]
Research, headed by Dr. Sabine Sykora, PhD, of the Equine Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria, has found a red complex bacteria present in the early stages of EOTRH – Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption andd Hypercementosis. EOTRH is most commonly seen in horses 15 years and older. The bacteria, designated as red, is part […]
