Force Equals Mass Times Acceleration ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This law of physics explains everything in lameness that is caused by overweight in horses. Like it or not, a heavy horse will become a lame horse.
Author: Doc-t
Barn Filth And Disrepair ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Having filth is a sign that the owner doesn’t care about the horses in his or her custody. The environment is usually also in disrepair. This is…
Puncture Wounds ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Puncture wounds can be invisible and inoculate the area with bacteria. If left untreated the infection can kill your horse. A tetanus vaccination is e…
Base Modifiers – The Dominant Gray Gene ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Any horse of any color has the opportunity to become gray over time if they have the dominant gene for graying - at least 1 parent needs to be a gray …
Hay ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Hay is last summer’s grass. It is a new supplement and it could also be called the original supplement. The purpose of hay is to add calories to…
Trauma Wounds ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Traumatic wounds are different from surgical wounds for one major reason. The underlying trauma to the soft tissue complicates healing that is beyond…
Body Condition Score ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The Henneke horse body condition score was published by a professor at Texas A&M University in 1983 and is named after him. He wanted to use a simple…
Wire Wounds ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Wire wounds are difficult because of the underlying soft tissue damage that wants to slough off before the wound can close.
Vaccinations ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The bottom line here for horse vaccinations is to do them for diseases that will kill your horse, do them judiciously if you need protection (open ver…
Barn Damage From Horse Behavior ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Horses can often destroy a barn or at least the stall they live in using their teeth and hooves.
Canines – Calculus (Tarter) ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Calculus is the accumulation of saliva and food debris that hardens and forms a crust on a tooth. Here it is formed on the canines of some male horse…
Abnormal Skin Features ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
This topic covers anything that isn't considered normal on the skin of the horse and is not categorized into another topic.
Cribbing And Other Unusual Addictive Behavior ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Cribbing is an abnormal behavior of horses where the horse bites onto an object and pulls against it.
Canines – Debris ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Calculus on canines are usually uniform, but in some horses, more feed becomes entrapped in the crusty material.
Difficult Horse Behavior ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
The difficult horse is one that a person has difficulty handling or working with.
Canines – Decay And EOTRH ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Canines in some older horses lose their integrity and decay. This is often associated with EOTRH but can also be from trauma.
Long Toe, Low Heel – The Pastern-Hoof Axis ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Long toe and low heels in the conformation of the horse hoof, when viewed sideways, is the primary cause of lameness in horses including navicular syn…
Fight Or Flight Reactions ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
In essence, the horse will run away from a threat but if cornered, will fight.
Canines – Fractures ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
These teeth of male horses sometimes are placed against something harder, such as a steel stall bar. The result is fracture of the canine.
Aural Plaques ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Aural plaques affect one or both ears creating a thick white crust inside the ear.
Flehmen Lip Curl ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Every horse does this unique gesture with their nose when stimulated to do so.
Canines – Large ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Canines are used as weapons and some horses have very big canines.
Bell’s Palsy (Horner’s Syndrome) and THO ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Bell's Palsey or Horner's Syndrome is a paralysis of one side of the face usually caused in horses by trauma.
Herd Hierarchy ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Every group of horses has an order in the social structure that when established, brings peace to the group. But when disrupted, brings chaos.
Conformation -Over At The Knees ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Over At The Knees Conformation In Horses
Canines – Unusual Findings ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Canines - Unusual Findings In Horses
Canines – In Female Horses ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Canines are found in almost every male horse (stallions and geldings) but are rare in female horses.
Playing Or Having Fun ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Horses often play and is a sign of normal behavior.
Mutual Grooming ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Mutual grooming is when two horses stand facing in opposite directions and scratch each other using their teeth on the other horse's withers, neck, an…
Pasture Maintenance ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
There is little attention given to the health and maintenance of the pastures for our horses. Farm owners must realize two principles. The first i…
Canines – Just Erupting ( Moved to community.thehorsesadvocate.com )
Canine teeth of male horses (and occasionally females) can erupt anytime, but most commonly from before birth to 3 years of age.