Antibiotics: Your horse's digestive foe?
Veterinarians and horse owners are often faced with cases that include some type of infection or risk of infection. When this happens, antibiotics undoubtedly enter the treatment regimen. Right?Not exactly. Veterinarians will take i…
6 Things You May Not Know About Sand Colic
Colic is the most common medical
ailment in the horse and, over the past 25 years there have been great strides in
both horse colic treatment and prevention. Improvements in deworming
products and schedules, equine dentistry, and management practi…
Understanding What's In Your Digestive Supplement
We hear terms like "probiotic" and "psyllium" tossed around a lot (especially when it comes to supplements), but do you actually know what they are and what they do for your horse? Before we begin defining common ingredients, check out this vid…
Psyllium: Debunking the Myths
Let’s
face it, there’s A LOT of stigma, hype and
superstitions surrounding the ingredient psyllium use in horses. Traditionally,
it’s been used for sand clearance in seven-day purges but, do you know why you
feed it that way? Do you know about th…
Psyllium: Sand Clearance or Equine Superfood?
It’s like those annoying word association exercises you had to do as a middle
school student: “swing” is to “playground” as “chocolate chip” is to
“cookie”. As horse people, ours has
evolved into something along the lines of: “flunixin” is to “co…