ASKHQ: HOOF ABSCESS PREVENTION

Q: What is a hoof abscess? And how can I prevent them in my horse? A: An abscess is simply a pocket of infection that has developed within the hoof. As the hoof is a relatively fixed structure, this infection can rapidly cause pain and discomfort due to pressure. These abscesses arise due to a penetrating injury…

BylizzieFebruary 2, 20200Comments

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ASKHQ: BALLERINA SYNDROME

Q: What is Ballerina Syndrome? A: Ballerina Syndrome refers to the situation where a 'normal' foal changes within a few days of birth to having very upright pasterns, and walking on the tips of his toes. Some suggest that the speed of the bone growth in these foals is too fast for the tendons to adapt, but…

BylizzieFebruary 1, 20200Comments

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ASKHQ: PUBLIC LIABILITY COVER

Q: What is public liability cover and how does it work? When can or can't you claim? A: Public liability cover is insurance cover that you can purchase to protect you in the event that your horse causes damage to a third party. This damage may be either an injury to a person or damage to…

BylizzieJanuary 31, 20200Comments

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ASKHQ: HEART HEALTH 101

Q: Can diet improve heart health? A: While your horse's diet doesn't affect his heart in the same way as a human's diet affects their heart, it is still important to remember that a horse does need essential vitamins and minerals for his heart to function optimally. The heart is essentially a muscle, and vitamins and…

BylizzieJanuary 30, 20200Comments

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ASKHQ: STIRRUP LENGTH

Q: What is a good guideline for jumping stirrup length for heights between 70cm and 1.20m? Asked by Laura Paschini A: As a rule of thumb, your flatwork stirrups should hand slightly above your ankle when your legs are hanging loosely around your horse's barrel. Some riders are quite happy to jump smaller heights (50cm to 80cm)…

BylizzieJanuary 20, 20200Comments

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ASKHQ: BREEDING TIPS FROM CALLAHO

Q: What are Callaho's top breeding tips? A: The broodmare is the beginning and the end of any successful mating. A good dam mated to a mediocre stallion will give you a good horse. A top stallion is mostly useless on a mediocre mare. Any attempt at creating a good dam-line from scratch is not impossible…

BylizzieJanuary 16, 20200Comments

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ASKHQ: BREEDING

Q: When deciding on a mating, what do you take into consideration? A: My first consideration is simple - do I honestly believe the match has a high probability of producing an exceptional athlete? If not, I don't go any further. Secondarily, I want to get the size right, which means we'd like to end up with…

BylizzieJanuary 15, 20200Comments

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ASKHQ: BREEDING STALLIONS

Q: What are you looking for in a breeding stallion? A: My first response to the question is that it's not the most important question an owner needs to ask. The mare is where it all starts. However, whenever I am considering a stallion for breeding, I begin with an idea of which of our mares I…

BylizzieJanuary 13, 20200Comments

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ASKHQ: TEACHING A HORSE TO SPIN

Q: How do you teach a horse to spin? A: A spin is a forward trot manoeuvre. The best way to teach the spin is to decrease the size of a walk circle as much as possible, allow the horse to straighten out the body and then step across the inside front foot with the outside…

BylizzieDecember 21, 20190Comments

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ASKHQ: ULTRASOUND

Q: What is the difference between therapeutic and diagnostic ultrasound? Asked by Caitlin White A: Diagnostic ultrasound involves the use of ultrasound waves to produce an image that will aid in the diagnosis of a particular condition or disease. It is a tool to aid in the visualisation of internal organs and can be a guide in making…

BylizzieDecember 19, 20190Comments

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