Box-walking

A common stable vice The unnatural conditions in which the domesticated horse is kept today, can lead to a variety of abnormal behaviour patterns called 'stereotypies' or 'vices'. Weaving, wind-sucking,…

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Read more about the article Inside your horse’s ears
The ears are the source of relatively few problems in the horse

Inside your horse’s ears

  [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he equine outer ear includes the pinna (the flap of the ear) and the external auditory canal (the cuplike ear canal). The pinna collects soundwaves and channels them from…

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The horse’s digestive system

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]orses are trickle feeders and non-ruminant herbivores, meaning that they are designed to graze for most of the day on vegetation, and process their feed through one stomach chamber. The…

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The heat is on – The benefits of solarium therapy

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat is solarium therapy? Some horse solariums use a combination of ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) light, and some solariums eliminate harmful UV rays altogether by only using short-wave infrared…

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Winter Hoof Care

As the days become shorter and the nights longer, winter is certainly on its way. South African winters are considered fairly mild compared to other parts of the world, but…

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Headshakers

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]orses shaking their heads is quite normal. Horses need to get rid of annoying flies, which they can do by a rippling effect of the panniculus muscles on their flanks,…

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Identifying and understanding sarcoids

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]quine sarcoids are probably one of the most common and frustrating skin issues to deal with. The word ‘sarcoid’ stems from the word ‘sarcoma’ – a tumour originating from the…

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ABCs of Vitamins – Part 3

Here is the final article in our three-part series on nutritional components. These are the last of the vitamins and minerals your horse needs.

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