Minerals, sometimes also called dietary minerals or mineral nutrients, are essential for the entire organism: They are an element of bones and teeth, regulate enzyme systems and are responsible for the coordination of nerves and muscles. Moreover they influence the pressure on the cytoplasm. Minerals are categorizes into nutrients and trace elements. Due to their…
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…
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,…
After a long winter every horse hungers for the first days on the pasture in the sun. But these pastures are the home of many larvae and parasites that can easily enter and infect the horses’ organism with worms. Only regular deworming, hygiene and special rules in the stable help to avoid a worm infestation….