fact sheet Archives

Insect Control

Reduce your horse farm’s fly and mosquito populations by eliminating insect breeding areas and using pest control strategies, such as insecticides, biological controls, and good hygiene.

Healthy hooves are paramount to a horse’s soundness. This fact sheet lists some common hoof problems, such as hoof abscesses, quarter cracks, bruises, navicular syndrome, underrun heels, and thrush, and how to identify, manage and prevent them.

Fact Sheet: Feeding Performance Horses

Small errors in feeding can make a big difference in competitive horses’ performance. This fact sheet reviews athletic horses’ nutritional needs and describes how to determine if your feeding program is working.

Equine Herpesvirus-1

Equine herpesvirus-1 is a highly contagious infection that can cause respiratory disease in weanlings and young horses, abortion in pregnant mares, and neurologic disease in adult horses. Herpesvirus is widespread in the equine population.

Platelet-Rich Plasma

Regenerative medicine describes a group of techniques that uses the body’s natural ability to heal. Platelet-rich plasma is a regenerative therapy that can be used to treat horses with tendon and ligament injuries, arthritis, and certain wounds.

Diarrhea

The horse’s large intestine absorbs large volumes of fluid from the bowel. When a situation interferes with fluid absorption from the large colon, fluid passes quickly from the body to increase the water content of the feces, resulting in diarrhea.

Ammonia and Respiratory Health

High ammonia levels in barns can be detrimental to horses’ respiratory health. Know how to keep them low.

Insulin Resistance

Equine Insulin Resistance is a reduction in sensitivity to insulin that decreases the ability of glucose to be transported into the body’s cells from the bloodstream.

Foaling

Foaling, also referred to as parturition, is the process of a mare giving birth to a foal. Foaling occurs approximately 338 to 345 days from the last breeding date; however, this time period can range from 320 to 365 days or more.

Electrolytes

Loss of electrolytes has far-reaching consequences, impacting virtually all of the horse’s body systems.

Hoof Supplements

Oral supplements might be indicated for horses with dry, cracked, or brittle hooves.

Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamins and minerals are two of the six essential nutrients required by horses (the other four are water, carbohydrates, protein, and fat).

Equine Arthritis

Equine arthritis refers to an inflammation of the joint. There are different kinds of arthritis, such as septic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. However, the most important arthritis affecting horses is osteoarthritis.

Deworming

Deworming is an essential part of managing your horse’s overall health. This free fact sheet is a general guide to deworming your horse, including common parasites, dewormer options, parasite control via manure management, proper scheduling and more.

Equine Cushing’s Disease

Know the facts of Equine Cushing’s, a hormonal disease in horses often linked to a pituitary gland tumor. Included in this fact sheet are an overview of the disease, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for future health.