Anise offers many nutrients which support the digestive tract. They act in an antispasmodic way so that the respective organs become relaxed. Anise can even be a preventive measure for horses that often have a colic. Additionally this medicinal herb has healing effects for the coat: in summer times you can just lubricate it on…
The kidney is the organ which detoxifies the body. If the kidney is ill harmful substances stay in the organism and other organs get damaged. Indeed horses do not often have an inflammation of the kidney. Moreover the symptoms for this disease are quite unspecific so that generally it is really difficult to make an…
Beware of this beautiful plant! All species are extremely toxic and if horses eat too many flowers this can cause cardiac arrest. There are different species of this plant: the most popular Red Foxglove (purpurea), the Big-Flowered Foxglove (grandiflora), the Yellow Foxglove (lutea) and the Woolly Foxglove (lanata). Even if they differ from the color…
Camomile offers plenty of healing substitudes and is famous for its calming effects. The camomile blossom can be really helpful if horses are excited due to a competition or if nervous horses often provide colics. Moreover this medicinal herb improves the general condition of the horse. In form of an ointment you can lubricate it…
Often food packages or veterinarian magazines deal with electrolytes. But what are electrolytes and why do they have such an important function for the organism? Here you can find a detailed description. Generally electrolytes are electrical and conductive substances. Often they are called minerals and are essential for the function of the whole organism. A…