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Horse Tip Daily 344 – Western Radio Show; Thanksgiving Everyday
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! We bring you a special airing of the Western Radio Show’s Special Thanksgiving Episode. This is a show that you don’t want
Stable Scoop Episode 119 – Glenn at Arabian Nights
Glenn the Geek visits the terrific folks at Arabian Nights Dinner Theater in Orlando, FL. What a blast seeing the behind the scenes and meeting
Horse Tip Daily 343 – Inspirational People: James Wofford
We bring you a special airing of the Eventing Radio Show’s Inspirational People Series, Eventing Legend James Wofford. Truly an inspiration and so much to
10 Steps for Successful Live Cover
Live cover breeding of horses remains a popular choice. Whatever your reason for choosing this method, these 10 tips will be useful as you plan a mating. Attention to safety and behavior go a long way in making the experience positive and successful.
Dummy Foal Syndrome (Equine Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome)
Dummy foal syndrome is not a disease but, rather, a broad term that applies to foals that exhibit abnormal, often vague behaviors and/or neurologic signs during their first few days of life.
Safe (Equine) Teasing
Teasing is essential to detect when a broodmare is in estrus, but it’s no easy feat due to the size and power of the animals involved. Safety should be top priority–to avoid injury to horses and people.
10 Steps for Successful Artificial Insemination for Horses
Artificial insemination (AI) is today’s breeding standard for many types of horses. To find out how to make our readers’ artificial insemination programs more successful, The Horse went to two recognized experts in equine artificial insemination–both of them pioneers in their field.
Breeding Horse Nutrition
Regardless of general feeding guidelines for breeding horses, body condition score (BCS) is the most objective assessment of a horse’s fat covering and also the best predictor of reproductive performance or efficiency. Breeding horses should be maintained at a BCS of 5-6 (on a 1-10 scale), where ribs are invisible but readily palpable.
Horse Reproduction Trends And Tools
Whether reproduction occurs through natural breeding or artificial insemination, techniques and tools exist to help mare and stallion owners achieve their final goal: a complication-free conception, a problem-free pregnancy, and a healthy foal. When fertility problems occur, a veterinarian with a specialty in equine reproduction can help provide the tools to ensure breeding success.
Feeding the Estrous Cycle: Tailoring the Mare’s Diet
Mares must have a well-balanced diet and healthy body condition to cycle properly and conceive and carry a foal. If adequate nutrients are not accessible to the mare as stored body fat or available in the feed, she will not cycle.
Panicky Horse? Vitamin B Might Help
My gelding panics and becomes terrified when something changes in the environment. My veterinarian suggested vitamin B and sacking him out (systemic desensitization). Is there any evidence that vitamin B supplements help the abnormally panicky horse?
Building a Horse Breeding Shed
When planning a horse breeding operation, consider how many mares and stallions you can handle, if you will offer live cover, artificial insemination, or both, and then determine your equipment and building needs from there (seeking expert advice).
Safe Teasing
Teasing is essential to detect when a broodmare is in estrus, but it’s no easy feat due to the size and power of the animals involved. Safety should be top priority–to avoid injury to horses and people. Teasing is particularly useful on farms with more than a dozen mares, according to…
Can Horses Get Grave’s Disease/Bilateral Goiter?
Have you ever heard of a bilateral goiter in a horse? My gelding has had a goiter all his life that has not caused any problems. I’ve noticed a second lump, and possible goiter, on his neck. Can horses get Grave’s disease?
Monitoring Fetal Heart Rate in Horses
Is it possible to hear a fetal horse’s heart rate with a high-quality stethoscope? If so, at about what stage of gestation, and what is the optimal position of the drum?
Eye Color and Blindness
I have a 5-year-old horse that has one blue eye and one brown eye. I have been that told he is going blind in the blue eye and will proceed to go blind in the other within the next couple years. Is it common for a horse with blue eyes to lose sight?
