The Long and Short of Horse Trailering
Sharon Biggs Waller
August 1, 2011
In true summer riding season fashion, horse owners are heading down the road to trail rides and shows.
In true summer riding season fashion, horse owners are heading down the road to trail rides and shows.
Which equine nutritional supplements have the research to back up their claims?
For riding enthusiasts, summertime necessitates paying extra attention to your horse’s physical needs.
Here are some tips for horse owners on how you can use water wisely throughout the summer, and even into the rest of the year.
Proper electrolyte balance and hydration should be a main priority for horse owners. In stressful situations,
Having your horse property set up efficiently will make your horse life easier and will give you peace of mind to head out on vacation.
With a little forethought you can maintain that all-important digestive health throughout the year.
When horses have hemorrhaged or have experienced fluid losses from dehydration, they can end up in a dangerous state of low blood volume, called hypovolemia.
Changes in a horse’s heart size due to dehydration might lead to a misdiagnosis of heart disease based on echocardiogram, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center.
A hot humid day. One rider. One horse. Both are exercising at a moderate level. Who is more likely to overheat?
Loss of electrolytes has far-reaching consequences, impacting virtually all of the horse’s body systems.
Horse owners have several options to provide water for their animals; one of them is to take advantage of a natural spring on your property.
A ranch worker was arrested on multiple animal cruelty counts for the heat-related deaths of 11 horses in Weatherford, Texas.
Parker County law enforcement
Equipment failure and employee negligence are being blamed for the heat-related deaths of 11 horses in Weatherford, Texas, last week.
An inaugural study has found that a sodium acetate electrolyte solution given orally with a typical hay and grain meal following exercise enhanced skeletal muscle metabolism to restore depleted glycogen (energy) sources.
Heat and humidity are major concerns for the horse since heat-related illness can be dangerous–even fatal.
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