Horses are usually quiet animals and generally use body language to communicate. However a horse’s vocabulary can let you know how he is feeling too. Your horse uses different sounds to communicate with you, with other horses and to express feelings. The Neigh and Whinny are very similar sounds and are very loud. The whinny […]
Allergic Dermatitis is an inflammation of the skin caused by an irritant. It can be treated and/or controlled, especially once the cause is known. Hives (Urticaria) are usually caused by insect bites, sometimes by reactions to drugs. Horses appear to develop hives more often than other species. While hives can be seasonal, horses living in […]
A collapsed airway is known as Laryngeal Hemiplegia, also “roaring” due to the abnormal sound it can make. It commonly affects thoroughbreds, standardbreds and draft horses. A collapsed airway occurs due to the paralysis of the arytinoid cartilage in which vocal folds turn inward constricting airflow in and out of the lungs. It happens when […]
