Category: Horse Health

How To Stable Bandage Your Horse’s Legs Rusty on how to stable bandage your horse’s legs? Now is the perfect time to brush up on any un-practiced skills, such as stable bandaging! Follow our step by step guide on how to stable bandage your horse’s leg. Then, practice on your horse or even friends and family! How To… Firstly, ensure your horse’s legs are clean and free from debris that may cause discomfort once bandaged. Use a body brush to reduce a build-up of grease under the bandage.   Wrap…

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Help Take the Blues Out Of Box Rest With HorseHage and Mollichaff Box rest is tough, so let us help take the blues out of box rest with HorseHage. Backed with years of credible research and experience, they shared their advice on tackling a period of box-rest, covering everything from nutrition to mental stimulation. Box rest is a frustrating situation that most horse or pony owners will have to face at some point, and this will mean vital changes to your horse’s feeding routine as well as exercise. Of course, providing excellent quality…

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The Importance of Sterile Wound Care For Horses The importance of sterile wound care for horses needs to be highlighted! Whether the wound appears after a session in the field or after lungeing, horse owners need to keep open horse wounds clean. This is a vital step to ensure quality wound healing. Robinson Animal Healthcare have all the answers on why we should prioritise sterile wound care and how to perform it when our horses sustain an injury. [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget]   Why is Sterile Wound Care Important? One of the major…

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How Can I Exercise My Horse Without Riding? How can I exercise my horse without riding? Here is exactly how to exercise your horse without riding! Boasting multiple benefits, both physically and mentally for your horse, exercise without riding could be the perfect addition to your spring routine. It is suitable for every level and age of horse, reaping rewards of weight loss, increase muscle tone and suppleness, as well as mental stimulation. Plus, adding just one session of non-ridden exercise could transform your horse’s ability and attitude to work.…

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How Does Gut Health Affect Your Horse’s Weight? How does gut health affect your horse’s weight? Gut health can have a huge impact on your horse’s weight and their ability to gain, lose and maintain muscle and fat. Therefore, microbial imbalances in equine gastrointestinal (GI) tract can also have a massive impact on horse’s ability to perform and develop. But how do we know if their is a problem with our horse’s GI microbiome and what can we do to fix it? The Equine GI Microbiome The equine GI microbiome is…

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Horse Weight Tape – A Grooming Kit Essential A horse weight tape is a grooming kit essential, especially with the rise of equine obesity in the UK. But what is it, how do we use it and why do we all need one? What Is It? A horse weight tape is essentially a large measuring tape, designed to estimate the weight of your horse instead of their height. Placing it around the circumference of your horse’s girth, the tape should give a rough guide to how much your horse weighs.…

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Help a horse with breathing problems or just improve respiratory health and condition, with this simple change that could reduce winter coughing bouts and help to improve performance. Amidst a flair-up of respiratory symptoms, such as coughing and nasal discharge, it’s often easy to turn to supplements to alleviate the problem. However, supplements can only go so far as to assist respiratory wellness, especially with environmental factors normally playing a huge role in the onset of symptoms. However, simply swapping out a hay net and placing forage on the floor…

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The Importance of Breathing In Horse Performance The importance of breathing in horse performance is often overlooked. However, it plays an integral role in our horse’s strength, stamina, and chance of injury. So, how does breathing support such vital aspects of our horse’s potential and what can we do to help horse respiratory health? What Is The Role Of Breathing In Horse Performance? Horses are natural athletes with their anatomy made up of a large heart, up to 50% muscle mass and an impressive lung capacity as they boast being…

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This article looks at signs of equine respiratory problems owners should not ignore. Respiratory problems are very common in horses and can have a variety of different causes. From bacterial infection to allergens, compromised respiratory can affect all horses at any life stage. But what are the signs of equine respiratory problems, and when should you call out a vet? Early Signs of Respiratory Problems Most equine respiratory diseases tend to cause similar symptoms in the early stages. This means it can be difficult to diagnose and differentiate problems through a…

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Bringing Your Horse Back Into Work Bringing your horse back into work can be a daunting process, filled with uncertainty, adrenaline and nerves. To make sure you are in the best place possible to start a-fresh, we have put together some things you should consider before bringing your horse to work! Routine Get back in the swing of things and establish a routine that works for your own and your horse’s life. If they have been turned out 24/7, introduce periods of stabling. This will also pose the perfect opportunity…

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Help Your Horse Sleep Help your horse sleep with these top tips! A good night’s sleep is essential for all horses, with sleep deprivation effecting performance, physical and mental health status. So, we’ve investigated some ideas to help your horse sleep right through the night! Lavender Humans have reaped the benefits of lavender for improve sleep quality for years, now begin used in a range of sleep aids and bathing products. However, only in the past few years has it come to light that it may also benefit the sleep…

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Horses During Fireworks: Safety and Reducing Stress Horses during fireworks can be an owners worst nightmare. At this festive time of year, having fireworks near animals is almost unavoidable, much to owner’s dismay. Horses and fireworks law is becoming increasingly notice by the wider community though, however we think it’s alway best to be prepared! From the 5th November (Bonfire Night) and onwards, the nation begins celebrating and making the most of the dark skies with bright, loud and rocket fuelled get-togethers. Although, some retail giants have taken on board…

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As we head into winter, there are a number of ailments and conditions our horses are prone to. Primary causes for concern are mud rash, thrush and other infections of the lower limbs caused by excessively muddy conditions. It is essential to top up our first aid kits, to be prepared should the worst happen. Robinson Animal Healthcare recommends there should be one non-negotiable first aid product every horse owner should have – Animalintex. What is Animalintex? Animalintex® is the only Veterinary Medicine Directorate (VMD) licensed multi-layered absorbent poultice available…

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Routine For Horses Performance Routine for horses performance is very important. We all know the importance of routine within our horse’s life, and how it can benefit their mental and physical wellbeing. However, have you ever thought about how you could optimise routine to improve your horse’s performance? Consider these simple suggestions in your horse’s routine! There bound to give your horse new spring in their step and keep you motivated all season long! Prioritise Sleep We’ve all had a bad night’s sleep, and we all know how it can…

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