Saddle Fit
Les Sellnow
May 1, 1998
Fitting a saddle correctly to a horse’s back can be confusing and frustrating, Harman says, because so many variables are involved.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Fitting a saddle correctly to a horse’s back can be confusing and frustrating, Harman says, because so many variables are involved.
We don’t tend to give external parasites–creepy little critters like mites, lice, and ticks-a lot of consideration in our day-to-day horse management, but they can have just as much impact on our equines’ health as the internal parasites (worms and
Is your mare looking a bit rotund lately? Does her gait have a waddling roll to it? Has her spine disappeared in a dimpled groove along her back? Has she outgrown her girth, her winter blanket, and the stall door? If she’s not due to foal, then
Influenza is among the most common upper respiratory diseases of horses. Foals are not usually clinically infected with influenza because the dam’s colostrum provides the newborn with protective maternal antibodies. As foals get older their
Alas not only are horses dedicated herbivores but the average horse trailer doesn’t fit that easily into a fast-food drive-thru. Other solutions must be sought. If you travel with your horse in tow whether it’s to the local Sunday morning gymkhana
Moving horses from place to place is recorded to occur as far back in history as 3,500 years. At that time, horses were transported by sea and either were confined in boxes to the bowels of the boat or placed in slings on the deck of the boat.
As with most problems, hoof care crises are best handled by those who are prepared. If you are going to a show or competition find out ahead of time which veterinarian and farrier are available to take care of your horse.
At first blush, a discussion of trailer safety and emergencies seems quite uncomplicated and straightforward. However, it really isn’t all that simple because there are so many facets involved in traveling down the highways and byways
Although most horses seem to tolerate travel it is a stress to some degree to all horses. Horses lose body weight and run the risk of respiratory disease during travel. Because of the risks no matter how seasoned the showman moving horses
What is the best way to find a veterinarian when we are away from home with our horses?
Transporting horses for long distances can be a contributing factor in the development of respiratory disease, which can last long after the trip is over. Although horse owners cannot control all elements, keeping in mind these few guidelines will
Navicular disease once was called ‘the last resort of the diagnostically destitute (practitioner),’ based on the syndrome’s ambiguous symptoms and the practitioner’s inability to isolate definitely the source of the horse’
Driving can be an alternative career for a riding horse, but it can be dangerous for horses and humans.
There are at least 25 countries in the world where contagious equine metritis (CEM) exists, or has been known to exist sometime in the past, in the native equid population (meaning horses, mules, donkeys, etc.). These countries include
The Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is now present on the Internet (www.cvm.msu.edu/dressage).
The”P>The Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan
Veterinarians in Britain are campaigning for government recognition of two distinct categories of horse: 1) sport and pleasure, and 2) human consumption. It sounds horribly clinical, but United Kingdom veterinarians believe it is the only way
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