Aquilegias grow in many parts of the world not only as a wild plant, but also as an ornamental plant in the garden. This is a great danger for horses and other animals because the plant has toxic components. Aquilegias – family of Ranunculus Aquilegias belong to the family of Ranunculus. The plant is known…
This is the nightmare of every rider: The horse suddenly walks in a stiff way, has muscle tremors and attacks of sweating. In very dangerous cases it even refuses any further kind of movement. Then the rider immediately needs to understand that the horse possibly can be affected of an Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis (also known…
A sweet itch (also called Summer Itch or Queensland Itch) is an allergic reaction of the horses´ organism to the saliva of an insect. Every horse can exhibit the symptoms of a sweet itch but this disease can also be inherited. What causes a sweet itch? Especially imported horses (e.g. Icelandic horses) often suffer from…
Only few stables are in the middle of nowhere and nearly every horse needs to get used to cars and traffic noises. Horses should already get used to these environmental elements in the first years of their lives. In best case the pasture is located directly next to a street – then the horse automatically…
Pastures are full of parasites and maggots so that horses easily eat them with the normal grass. Parasites can cause a worm infestation, allergies and a weak immune system. Therefore it is crucial to know more about these small animals. Most frequently horses are attacked by small and big palisade worms (strongyles), roundworms, giant roundworms,…