Reading Time: 2 minutes Horses being ridden or driven will occasionally develop a peculiar skin lesion immediately in the area behind their elbow, in the axilla or “armpit.” This skin lesion appears “rash-like” and is typically associated with the girth/cinch so the colloquial term “girth itch” is often used to describe it. The appearance of girth itch is variable. […] Read more
Prevention and care of girth itch
Adverse consequences of phenylbutazone
Bute Indiscriminate use can harm the horse, and does not address the cause of the pain being treated
Reading Time: 3 minutes Phenylbutazone, referred to as “bute” amongst horsemen, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for the short-term relief of pain, inflammation, and fever in horses. It is one of the most common medications administered to horses but indiscriminate use is wrought with adverse consequences. Therefore horse owners must be aware of its appropriate and prudent use. […] Read moreWhen a horse’s time has come
Reading Time: 2 minutes At times the decision to euthanize is clearly obvious, even with an apparent immediacy. It is a self-evident ending when the horse has a fatal injury or an unrelenting illness. However all scenarios are not so straightforward, especially when individuals are confronted with situations of illness, injuries or aging that slowly taints the quality of […] Read more
Keeping your horse away from the dentist
Reading Time: 3 minutes Timely equine dentistry is an influential tool in maintaining a horse’s dental health. However, it is not the only tool, nor is its practice any more important than several others that shape the wear of a horse’s teeth. Since a horse’s teeth are ever growing, practices that occur every day in their lives incrementally continue […] Read more
Can A Champion Horse Live Forever?
Reading Time: 2 minutes In 1996 a sheep named Dolly, the world’s first cloned mammal, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Since then cloning technology has been adopted by some in the equine community. So far there are fewer than 100 cloned horses in the world. Many are genetic twins of historical champions and as such are of extremely high […] Read more
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