Electrolytes and Endurance Horses
Heather Smith Thomas
November 1, 1997
Not all horses are alike in their needs for electrolyte replacement after strenuous exertion. Some deplete the
Not all horses are alike in their needs for electrolyte replacement after strenuous exertion. Some deplete the
I have a 4-year-old filly that I am preparing for winter. When is it appropriate to blanket her?
A horse’s skin is vital to the animal’s survival. It serves as its anatomical boundary and as the principal organ of communication between the horse and the environment in which it lives. As is the case with other body components, the skin of a
Heat builds up rapidly in the body of an exercising horse and must be quickly dissipated if thermal injury is to be prevented. For the normal horse, this is not all that much of a problem. Like man, the horse cools its body by sweating, and this
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