Horses have a very sensitive neural system around their skin hair follicles so that they can quickly respond to flies and other insects, toss their head, and swish them away. This is a normal process. However, in Headshaking Syndrome, this action is excessive and exaggerated, occurring without necessarily dealing with flies. About 1.4% of horses […]
My horse Lou, who had been in my care since he was two, was very old (probably 27 or so) when I noticed he was developing a staggering gait type walk. His hind legs seemed most affected. It appeared a new condition had developed over and above the deterioration I had ordinarily associated with his
Magnesium deficiency in animals can become critical during drought conditions because of heat stress, dehydration, and loss of electrolytes. Low magnesium in cells exacerbates dehydration. Water is essential for life itself and magnesium helps water to access cells for better hydration. Without enough magnesium we lose the water too quickly. Magnesium for horses is essential
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Excessive Calcium Supplements May Be Harmful Before you go jumping on the band wagon and feeding your horse extra calcium because you think that will help laminitis or build strong bones, consider this study which showed: “Hypercalcemia and excessive administration of calcium have the potential to increase urinary excretion of electrolytes, especially magnesium.” The study
Performance horses, especially race horses, polo horses and cross country endurance racers, can push until nothing is left in the tank – and then they will give more. Apart from the actual performance, transport to and from the event and inclement weather can also cause stress, leading to magnesium deficiency. How can magnesium supplementation help
I had a special opportunity to hoof trim a 20-something-year-old ex riding school mare, who couldn’t be caught – even with food! I decided, rather than try to contain her using a halter, that I should earn her trust so that any future hoof trim would be more pleasant for her… and consequently me too!
COLLAGEN is the main component of connective tissue and the most abundant protein in mammals, making up from 25% to 35% of the whole-body protein content. It works as our body’s ‘scaffolding’. Depending upon the degree of mineralization, collagen tissues may be rigid (bone), compliant (tendon), or have a gradient from rigid to compliant (cartilage).
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Stress is both an angel and a demon: On the one hand, it pushes us forward to adapt, achieve and strengthen muscles, and on the other hand it can kill us prematurely. Building strength rather than wearing out is dependent on ability to recover from stress: And the quality of recovery is dependent on magnesium status. Low
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Why do horses need supplemental magnesium? Magnesium is needed directly for over 350 biochemical processes within the body, and is additionally involved in thousands of others. Magnesium is vital for energy production, metabolism of other minerals, regulation of blood sugars, maintaining normal muscle and nerve function, as well as strength of bones and teeth. The
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