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Getting steamed?
Here’s the nitty-gritty on soaking and steaming hay by Kerri-Jo Stewart as published in Jan/Feb 2011 Equine Wellness Many of us have had to deal with soaking a horse’s hay, whether because of an airway sensitivity or allergy, or for nutritional reasons. And we can relate to the “joys” of handling soaked flakes in sub-zero [...]
herbal livestock wormer
This is an experiment for me, I’m not recommending it to any one else. It seems that there is a broad spectrum of plants that have anti-nematodal / anthelmintic activities. The trick is in getting the correct amounts and most effective combination. I will do some fecals and start tracking it’s effectiveness and see what [...]
Bite Sized Nutrition
They may be small, but ponies are tough and hardy and their nutritional requirements differ from a horse’s. Here’s how to feed your pony like a pony. by Kerri-Jo Stewart as published in the current issue of Equine Wellness Magazine Ponies aren’t horses. That means they can’t be fed the same way you would feed [...]
feeding sprouts!
I think this is a great idea!! A perfect way to feed grass all year: Check out Fodder Solutions! Humm, now to figure out how to do some hydroponics!!
Genetic test for speed!
You can now test your racehorses for speed through Equinome. They have developed a genetic test for Thoroughbreds for the C:C (short), C:T (middle) and T:T (long) genes. C:C -likely to be a fast, early maturing horse that performs well as a two-year-old. Average best distance – 6.5 f (1300 m) C:T -mixture of speed [...]
Preliminary study: snaffle vs. bitless bridles
Preliminary study of jointed snaffle vs. crossunder bitless bridles: Quantified comparison of behaviour in four horses. W. R. Cook and D. S. Mills, Equine Veterinary Journal (2009) 41(1) Abstract: The study tested the null hypothesis that if a horse is ridden in a snaffle bridle and then a crossunder bitless bridle, there will be no [...]
don’t tie up a horse’s head!
Endurance people take note! Your horses are affected by transportation. They are amazing creatures, but they do need time to recover fully following transportation. They also have increased susceptibility to disease in the 24 hours following transportation. Also, they are less stressed and less likely to get sick if their heads are not tied during [...]
K, Na & Ca supplementation for endurance
Hess et al. (1) conducted an interesting supplementation trial on horses during an endurance race with an international group*. They found that electrolytes with high Sodium and without Potassium, combined with a higher Calcium feed were advantageous to the horses and potentially decreases pull rates. Clinical signs that are typically seen in horses when they [...]
the dietary cation-anion difference
The dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) of a feed can be used to characterize large animal diets. DCAD (also known as DCAB or dietary cation-anion balance) of the diet is a major determinant of blood SID as the strong ions enter the blood from the digestive tract (Riond 2000). DCAD is the difference between the strong [...]
