Horse Health – Page 2 – The Horseaholic

Myth: A Shiny Horse Is A Healthy Horse

Featured Articles, Horse Care, Horse Health, Veterinary

Fat from any source will make your horse shiny. A fatty substance called sebum, secreted from the sebaceous glands in your horse’s skin, increases when the diet is higher in fat. It coats the hair, making it re... Read More...

American Travels To India To Deliver Prosthetic Leg For Injured Police Horse

Horse Health, News, Veterinary

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Tim Mahoney of Kentucky, a former banker traveled to India to deliver a prosthetic leg to an injured police horse. He did this at his own expense after he saw the Facebook post seeking help for the injured hors... Read More...

Horse Is Transported From Surgery To Recovery Room – Watch What It Looks Like

Horse Health, Veterinary, Video

Surgical procedures on horses or any other animals for that matter have risks. With horses, one of the biggest risks is after the actual surgery. https://www.instagram.com/p/BD1MIEIJ2d9/?fb_action_ids=101541... Read More...

Simple Cribbing Solution You’ll Wish You Found Sooner!

Featured Articles, Horse Health, Stable Management, Uncategorized, Veterinary

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Cribbing is a vice that most horse owner's don't have to worry about, but if you do happen to have a horse that cribs this is a great solution to try. Swanspool Equine Veterinary Clinic recently visited a clien... Read More...

Equine Colic Surgery – What It Looks Like And How It’s Done

Horse Health, Veterinary, Video

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Equine Colic is one of the scariest things for horse people and their horses. Your horse can go from perfectly fine one minute to fighting for their life just a little while later. A lot of times colic can be... Read More...

50 Horses Poisoned By Contaminated Feed, 13 Have Sadly Passed Away

Featured Articles, Horse Health, News, Veterinary, Video

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Fifty horses were poisoned by contaminated feed according to Katie Flanigan, owner of Black Fence Farm in Clovis, California. They are passing away from terrible seizures. Turtle, a horse who competed as a hunt... Read More...

Horses And Dog Die After Eating Poisoned Cookies

Horse Health, News, Veterinary, Video

Oleander homemade cookies have been causing havoc for a community south of Sebastopol, California. Oleander plant contains cardio toxic compound that if ingested by animals will cause heart arrhythmias that ... Read More...

Reduce Your Horses Pain And Inflammation With This Safe Non-Invasive Treatment

Featured Articles, Horse Care, Horse Health

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Mr. Pat Ziemer of Magna Wave PEMF was gracious enough to take this time to discuss Magna Wave PEMF and explain exactly how the therapy works. Magna Wave Therapy provides its benefit through the stimulation of c... Read More...

The Silver Linings In Life And In Horse Ownership

Horse Care, Horse Health, Youth

They say every cloud has a silver lining. Being a mom of two active children I never really had time to think about that saying until after my gelding, Eros, passed away in February 2013. I was fortunate enou... Read More...

Horse Blanketing Study Claiming Horses Shouldn’t Wear Blankets Is An Internet Hoax

Grooming, Horse Care, Horse Health, Stable Management

With the winter just around the corner we are pulling out the winter coats and also our horses blankets. And every winter comes the debate whether to blanket or not to blanket your horse. This year though has a... Read More...

7 Alternative Medicine Options For Your Equine Partner

Featured Articles, Horse Care, Horse Health, Veterinary

Happy, Healthy, Holistic Horse – Complementary Medicine Options for your Equine Partner Complementary or alternative medicine options have been around as long (or in many cases, longer) as what is generally ... Read More...

Blanketing Study Stating Horses Shouldn’t Wear Blankets Is An Internet Hoax

Horse Care, Horse Health, News

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With the winter just around the corner we are pulling out the winter coats and also our horses blankets. And every winter comes the debate whether to blanket or not to blanket your horse. This year though has a... Read More...

Watch This Life Saving Surgery On A Horse

Equine Rescue, Horse Health, Rescue, Veterinary, Video

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This is a Video of surgery that was performed on a mare with a hole in her head. This mare and her foal were rescued by SPCA. The video is so informative for anyone who is considering going into the veter... Read More...

How To Recognize and Treat Hoof Abscesses

Farrier, Horse Care, Horse Health, Veterinary, Video

I've seen so many horses who were so lame they couldn't put any pressure on their foot, they were essentially 3 legged and their owners were panicked. Thankfully a lot of times they've turned out to be a h... Read More...

Dirt, Plants And HORSES….This Is Where I Want To Work!

Essential Oils, Horse Care, Horse Health, Jobs, Video

Young Living Essential Oils is not only a company with amazing products, their founder is an avid horse person! Horse Nation featured the company in this video and I have to say this may be the most amazing... Read More...