My horse has yellow dots on their legs. What are they?

A common parasite of equids, including horses, donkeys and mules, these small yellow dots are the eggs deposited by bot flies. Egg removal and de-worming will assist in protecting your horse against these irritating parasites.  The bot fly relies on the horse’s body throughout several stages of its lifecycle. The winged adult attaches as many […]

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5 Tips for Managing Tying Up in Performance Horses

Tying up is a frustrating condition that occurs post-exercise. The condition can range from mild to severe. However, the result is the same – muscle stiffness that may limit the career outcomes of performance horses. In this article, we share five tips to manage tying up. Exertional Rhabdomyolysis, commonly known as tying up, affects the

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How to Avoid Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Performance Horse

Avoiding injury is one of the most important components of any successful training and competition regime. In this article, we discuss how musculoskeletal injuries occur and give you three ways to help prevent them.  Musculoskeletal injuries not only limit your horse’s movement, but many systems in your horse’s body rely on muscular function. Your horse’s

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Will Changing Feeds Cause My Horse to Colic?

A sudden change in diet, including grain, hay and pasture, can lead to colic. When making dietary changes, they must be made gradually to ensure the microbial population in your horse’s hindgut has sufficient time to adjust.  Unfortunately, horse has the most poorly designed digestive system out of any animal, which makes them highly susceptible

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