“There’s still so much we don’t know about the Hendra virus – even the early signs of this disease can be extremely vague. The fact is that endurance events bring together a large number of horses from a wide range of geographical locations, and this instantly raises the risk of Hendra virus infection if horses have not been vaccinated.”

These inventions help manage cribbers, but why do horses crib to begin with? We can’t be certain as to what causes cribbing, as horses from around the world in varying conditions and lifestyles present this behavior. However, it is believed some horses crib out of boredom or if stalled for extended periods of time without exercise. Other theories include bad diet, ulcers and heredity.

According to a new study coming out of Japan, recently published by Frontiers in Public Health, horseback riding actually improved the ability of children to solve arithmetic problems.

The biology that drives the horse’s digestion is indisputable: The horse’s stomach produces acid continuously, necessitating the action of chewing to release acid-neutralizing saliva. The digestive tract is made of muscles and needs to be exercised to prevent colic by having a steady flow of forage running through it.

Among its products in development are Zimeta™ (dipyrone injection) for fever in horses, anti-TNF monoclonal antibody for sepsis in foals, a novel product for equine gastric ulcer syndrome, and a novel product for equine metabolic syndrome.

Since some NSAIDs have a short half-life, meaning they leave the system fairly quickly, they require multiple doses each day.6 Multiple daily dosing can result in spikes and dips – possibly leaving the horse vulnerable to a roller-coaster effect of pain and pain relief.

You’ll learn about: How genes are inherited, and how to predict phenotype; color & pattern genetics; genetic diseases; and how to advantageously use genetic testing to plan your breeding program.

One of the healing techniques that Hippocrates uses is wheatgrass poultices on wounds and it was this concept that they passed on to horses. This is done by taking left over pulp from after the wheatgrass is juiced and using that as a poultice to heal whatever is under it.