Healthy horses

08/02/2024

Programa la atención dental para tus equinos…

February is National Pet Dental Health Month. While horses don’t exactly qualify as pets, this is still a good opportunity to remind everyone about the importance of having a veterinarian check your horse’s teeth at least once a year.

Following is some important food for thought (pun intended) courtesy of AAEP member Dr. Christine Staten:

“Did you know that horses don’t really need their incisors to eat? Yep, even pasture. But if their incisors are a mess, it affects their ability to appropriately grind their food with their molars and pre-molars.

Dental work in horses is not just about floating teeth to get off points. It’s about balancing the mouth so that they can get the most nutrition out of their food without pain.

Shearing hay in the mouth is necessary to get the nutrition out. The guy in the picture was skinny because he could not move his jaw laterally enough to shear his food, but his health and body condition score improved significantly once the incisors were balanced.”

When was the last time you had your horse’s teeth checked?

20/12/2023

20/12/2023

National Geographic ..won the photo of the year award with this picture. Zoom in to understand. Photo by
Beverly Joubert

16/12/2023

01/12/2023

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

Heartbroken pic for a Microbiologist 💔

It shows how much sensitive a bacterial species against several types of antibiotic. Clear zone indicate that, that specific antibiotic can kill that bacteria. First picture shows that in 1991, a bacterial species were sensitive against several types of antibiotic, but in 2nd pic (2021), it shows, that particular bacterial species become resistance Against those antibiotic, only two antibiotic now can kill that bacteria!

30/10/2023

La charrería en México comenzó con la llegada de los caballos al continente. Te invitamos a conocer más de este deporte nacional.

08/10/2023

27/09/2023

26/09/2023

Hoof deformities depend on horse's conformation and posture and therefore occur in specific patterns.

Recognizing those patterns not only gives us more understanding about the forces being at play and the load distribution over the hoof capsule, but also may help us decide what actions to take when it comes to addressing those deformities.

If you want to learn more about 4 hoof types, here's the link ☺️:

https://thehoofarchitect.blogspot.com/2023/09/demistifying-equine-limb-deformities_21.html?m=1

If you guys want to learn more, I'll be explaining this more in depth and also talking about trimming in the upcoming webinar with Yogi 😊

The FB event page:

https://facebook.com/events/s/new-understandings-in-hoof-mor/3564929467077786/

And here is the hub ticket booking…

https://equineeducationhub.thinkific.com/courses/understanding-hoof-morphology-1

04/06/2023

El mundo de las carreras de caballos ligeros, en una línea de tiempo de divide en antes de
Dash for cash y después de él…..

El unico en su especie, el tat de tatas, Dash for Cash

25/05/2023

Estimados Socios y Ganaderos,
Tenemos el gusto de invitarlos a participar en nuestro CONCURSO ANCCEMEX GUADALAJARA 2023, el cual se llevará a cabo los días 29,30 de junio y 1 de julio, en las instalaciones de La Hípica.
También habrá CONCURSO DE ADIESTRAMIENTO los días 1 y 2 de julio.

Esperamos su participación y asistencia.

Fotografía: SiemPREcaballos.

13/09/2022

10/09/2022

Pura Raza Español, si quieres saber más de esta hermosa raza puedes contactarnos, con gusto te asesoramos y podemos llevarte a conocer los criaderos del sur de México….

10/09/2022

Orgullosamente….. Shambala…. HH

09/09/2022

: Being able to assess your equine friend's weight and body condition is a valuable skill, especially as we head into the colder months. A horse with good body weight will fare better in winter weather than a horse on the skinny side, particularly if it’s an older horse.

The Henneke Body Condition Scoring Chart is an important tool that provides a standard scoring system by rating the horse's physical condition on visual appraisal and palpation (feel) of six key conformation points: the amount of flesh or fat covering along the neck; the withers; down the crease of the back; at the tailhead; ribs: and behind the shoulder at the girth.

A body condition score of somewhere between 4 and 6 is ideal for most horses. However, keep in mind that in some disciplines (like racing, polo and eventing) and some life stages (like pregnancy) a higher or lower body score might be more appropriate.

If you think your horse is too fat or too thin (or even if you are unsure), have a chat with your veterinarian to discuss the appropriate condition and a feeding and exercise program for your animal!
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Yeguas …… 😂