Vaccines are crucial to horses’ health, keeping them disease-free. However side effects, although not common, can occur. After vaccination, a horse may experience achiness and a slight fever, swelling at the injection site, soreness in the neck area. These effects usually abate in a couple of days. Some horses can have severe reactions to vaccinations, […]
Johnsongrass is a drought resistant weed that can invade pastures, especially those not well cared for. In the United States, the Department of Agriculture has classified it as an invasive species. Drought conditions can kill many other grasses, allowing Johnsongrass to flourish. Johnsongrass is one of about 25 different species in the grass family known […]
When horses eat, the food is swallowed and passes down the esophagus into the stomach. There is a strong band of muscle called the cardiac sphincter around the esophagus at the stomach entrance. While all mammals have the cardiac sphincter which is a valve, it is different in horses for these reasons. It is extremely […]
