Tips for Managing Horses in Winter to Avoid Colic
Edited Press Release
November 21, 2012
Making diet changes slowly, ensuring water intake, and keeping horses moving can help reduce colic risk.
Making diet changes slowly, ensuring water intake, and keeping horses moving can help reduce colic risk.
Horses are hardy animals when it comes to weathering the cold months. But this doesn’t mean you can slack on their care just because you’re staying indoors more. In fact, there are some health issues horses are more prone to during winter.
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Equine nutrition, hydration, exercise, blanketing, and respiratory health can be concerns as temperatures dip.
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Heating horse barns can cause a host of respiratory and other problems if done incorrectly.
Horses need more feed to replace energy loss brought about by harsh conditions as the temperature turn colder.
By following these tips you can help keep your horse healthy all winter.
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