Sarcoid in Horses: Definition and Causes Horsemen often speak of warts to designate a depilated, greyish, flat or relief area and sometimes in flower cabbage on the skin of their horse, it is actually a skin tumor. There are 3 guys in the horse...
Summer dermatitis can be extremely disabling and difficult for the affected horse. There are dermatitis treatments that help relieve the horse and limit itching and the loss of the associated crins. We offer in this article a natural treatment, synergy of external care but...
The function of the cardiovascular system is to transport oxygen to the blood and then the muscles. Equipped with a hypertrophied heart (the weight of the heart represents about 8% of its total mass compared to 4.5% in man), the horse benefits from a very developed heart rate amplitude (X7 between the state of...
The ‘superior' respiratory system of the horse includes nasal noses and cavities, larynx and trachea. Lung capacity is roughly equivalent to that of man (50L capacity) but 1.6 times greater than that of beef. Similarly, while the...
The muscle mass of a training horse represents more than 50% of its weight, which is overdeveloped compared to most other herbivorous animal species. In man the total weight of the muscles is 35 to 40% of the total weight. This muscle mass requires very good oxygenation...
The growth of the foal is rapid especially during the first months of life. With an average weight of 50kg at birth, the foal will take about 1kg per day until weaning. At that time, he will have multiplied his birth weight by 5 and weighed 40 to 50% of his...
Understanding digestive sensitivity in horses The horse is a non-ruminant nomadic herbivore. When he's in the meadow, he spends half his time eating while walking. Not ruminant, the horse compensates for digestive insufficiency by almost continuous consumption of fodder. Indeed, specificity...
