Did you know: An 1,100 pound horse will eat up to 18 hours a day consuming 2.0% to 2.5 % of their body weight per day in dry forage (22 to 28 lbs)!
Continue reading …In the new hospital, CSU’s 27 equine clinicians will care for about 4,000 horse patients each year, and will continue to conduct clinical studies that provide new knowledge for equine medicine, often translating into human health.
Continue reading …The TERF Opportunity Scholarship Fund will provide financial support to Penn Vet students, with a preference for those intending to practice in equine medicine.
Continue reading …The Complete Perfect Prep Calming System: For Training at Home, at an Event, Short-notice, and Long-term
Continue reading …The study explored whether these dyads, who have a history of neglect and/or abuse, will open up easier to their therapists after equine-assisted activities in comparison to play therapy.
Continue reading …“Riding a horse for 45 minutes at a walk, trot and canter can burn up to 200 calories. It you do something a bit more strenuous such as cutting or reining, that can come out to nearly seven calories per minute for the entire length of the riding period.”
Continue reading …Researchers continue to investigate the significance of intestinal inflammation in horses with recurrent colic: completing analysis of the fecal microbiome of horses with colic and then comparing it to horses with no history of colic.
Continue reading …About 20 to 50 percent of horses infected with Western equine encephalomyelitis die, and the death rate is 75-100% of animals infected with Eastern equine encephalomyelitis. The mortality rate for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis is 40 to 80 percent.
Continue reading …To find the heart rate of a horse, simply find a pulse and count the beats for 15 seconds, then multiply that number by 4, which will give the beats per minute. Count the breaths per minute in a similar way.
Continue reading …“She could not lift her head to reach the udder on her own, as it dropped instantly if support was removed.”
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