Many riders do not only have a big heart for horses but are also enthusiastic dog owners. They dream about a ride through nature together with horse and dog. But in reality there can be many problems if you want to integrate your dog into daily life in the horse stable. Due to the variety…
The skin is the biggest organ of the horse. It is the direct contact with the horses’ environment and can easily be irritated by many different triggers. In general the horse can suffer from many different kinds of skin diseases. The Equine Sarcoid is the most frequently diagnosed cancer tumor in horses. Many horse riders…
During the winter period horses needs special feed. Some horses suffer from the lack of fresh grass from the pasture and the cold temperatures. We collected some useful advices for the correct horse feeding. The winter fur In the winter period the horse changes its coat. Linseed oil, neem oil, corn, flax, mash and minerals…
More and more horses come down with allergies. Horses can exhibit a high variety of symptoms what makes the diagnosis quite difficult. Generally allergies are not curable. Horse owners can only try to improve their horses´ quality of life. In the last decades the number of horses with allergies continuously increased. The cause is easy…
Uncontrolled legs that stumble or even break down: horses that suffer from ataxia have a lack of control over their legs. In general there are three different types of ataxia: spinal, cerebral and cerebellar Ataxia. Everyone who once saw a horse with Ataxia understands the name of this disease: the Greek word ataxia stands for…