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Small Strongyles: a Potentially Serious and Hidden Danger to Digestive Health

For a variety of reasons, we’re still losing the battle against parasites. The worms we’re targeting have changed, for one thing. Certain parasites have built up resistance, for another. And we have been treating horses by the herd, rather than taking an individualized approach to parasite control.

August 29, 2016

Myth: My Horse Isn’t Stressed

Horse Health • GI Treatment & Care

We’ve all seen horses that we would label easily “stressed out.” We see them sweating when it’s not hot or they haven’t exerted themselves, behaving aggressively, or jigging and whirling around their handlers. Sometimes we see abrupt changes in behavior after a move to a new barn or when traveling to a new place.

August 24, 2016

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July 11, 2016

Right Dorsal Colitis – The Result of Too Much of a Good Thing

Horse Health • GI Diseases & Conditions

Ever had a friend offer to punch you in the arm to take your mind off of pain elsewhere in your body? Your buddy might be truly trying to help (and if you’re enduring something truly horrible, such as digging out the grit that’s buried below your skin after a fall, it might actually work to distract you) — but you’d probably reject his offer, right?

June 30, 2016

What is Colitis in Horses?

Horse Health • GI Diseases & Conditions

Imagine this: you’re working in the barn during the summer when your young nephew dashes into the aisle way. He’s barefoot, so you send him straight back out again — but not before he steps on something sharp.

May 4, 2016

The Horse’s Nutrition and Healthy Hooves

Horse Health • Feeding Horses

Be honest: When was the last time you planned out your horse’s diet according to his hoof-care needs? If you’re like many horse owners, the answer might be “never.” After all, most of us are too busy trying to calculate caloric needs, maintain a hard keeper or an easy keeper, and feed for optimum digestive health to think much about the role nutrition plays in hoof health.

March 29, 2016

A Complete Guide to Gastric Ulcers in Horses

Horse Health • GI Diseases & Conditions • GI Treatment & Care

This article provides an in-depth, comprehensive guide for owners, riders, and managers on gastric ulcers in horses. Learn about different types of gastric ulcers and their effects, what causes them, and how to treat and prevent stomach ulcers in horses.

March 16, 2016

The Three Stages of a Bot Fly Invasion in Your Horse

Horse Health • GI Diseases & Conditions • GI Treatment & Care

Like some kind of alien plotting to take over the world in a sci-fi movie, the female bot fly (or Gasterophilus intestinalis) buzzes around your horse in early spring, depositing between 150 and 1,000 small, yellow-colored eggs on your horse’s legs, neck and around his nose and muzzle.