Texas Horse - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

01/18/2025

Have a young stallion ready for collection training on the phantom? 🐴✨ Explore our online course on preparing and training your stallion for the breeding shed. Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to ensure a successful training experience!

Link 👇

01/17/2025

Take note of the rescheduled date!

Due to forecasted inclement weather, we are postponing Equine Evening until Tuesday, February 11!

01/12/2025

Can you tell what this bushy, winter haircoat is doing for the horse during these colds temps? ❄️Hint❄️it’s normal and necessary to stay warm!

01/11/2025

What should you be able to do in an❗️emergency situation❗️with a horse?
Be prepared with:
🔹First aid kit
🔹Transportation or directions to your location
🔹Know certain useful skills like....
� 💉Giving injections
� 🩺Taking vital signs
� 🐴Removing a shoe
� 🧽Treating/cleaning minor abrasions and lacerations

Which of these skills do you want to learn?

01/10/2025

Traveling with your horse? 🐴 Make sure to close the trailer windows! 🚛 Think about all the debris, bugs, and rocks that hit your windshield on the highway. Those same things can hit your horse's eyes and cause serious damage. Keep your horse safe on the road!

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12/31/2024

As we head towards the New Year, here are a few fast facts about our Texas 4-H program, Homes for Horses! Participants met their horses in September 2024 and are currently hard at work with their equine partners as we speak!

🌟 What is Homes for Horses?
A 4-H program pairing youth with at-risk horses, helping them train, rehabilitate, and prepare for adoption after the Texas State 4-H Horse Show.

🐴 What is an At-Risk Horse?
An at-risk horse may face neglect, abuse, or challenges due to age, lack of training, or financial hardships placed on previous owners.

🌱 Empowering Equine Advocates
4-Hers learn more about horse care, training, and rehabilitation, becoming future leaders and advocates in the equine industry.

🤝 Industry Connections
We partner with Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT) and ASPCA’s Right Horse to guide and support participants during the process.

🌍 The Bigger Picture
By educating youth, we’re initiating steps towards breaking the cycle of at-risk horses and building a more sustainable future for the equine industry.

Visit https://www.tx4-hhomesforhorses.com/ for more information and follow on Instagram for frequent updates on participants’ progress!

12/19/2024

Welcome, Educators! Explore, test, and learn more about AQHLearn courses to use within your classroom, club, or organization.

12/18/2024

Check out this excellent resource to start prepping for contests!

12/17/2024

Great practice opportunity!

12/17/2024

12/05/2024

Anywhere from 4-50% of the horses on farms with recurring strangles are asymptomatic carriers of the infection!

DID YOU KNOW?

Strangles was one of the first equine diseases to be described by the early writers of veterinary science (was first reported in 1215) and is one of the most commonly diagnosed contagious diseases of the horse, worldwide. Though strangles is highly contagious and can affect many horses on a farm, particularly young animals, most horses with infection recover without complication.

It is not uncommon for strangles infections to recur on a farm with previous outbreaks of the disease. The bacteria can survive in water sources for over a month, but the primary source of recurrent infections is most likely asymptomatic carrier horses. Anywhere from 4-50% of the horses on farms with recurring strangles are asymptomatic carriers of the infection, and they may continue to shed the bacteria for months to even years, serving as a continual source of new infections.

If you suspect a strangles outbreak, be sure to involve your veterinarian right away to determine the diagnosis and the best control practices for your particular farm. Strangles is a reportable disease in some states. Movement of any horses on or off the farm should be stopped, and new horses should not be introduced. Monitoring the temperature of all horses daily and isolating horses at the first sign of fever is one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of infection. Infected horses can transmit the bacteria to healthy horses one to two days after they develop a fever.

To learn more about strangles, visit our website at https://aaep.org/resource/client-education-presentation-understanding-equine-strangles/

As always, your veterinarian remains your best source of information and advice!

12/05/2024

2025 youth equine educational contest speech topics are available! 🎤📝

Fort Worth: https://www.fwssr.com/p/competitions--contests/equineiqcontest

San Angelo: https://www.sanangelorodeo.com/events/2025/equineskillathon

San Antonio: https://www.sarodeo.com/p/competitive-events/contests

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo | FWSSR - Horse Events | San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo | San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo

12/03/2024

Exceptional conference to be a part of 🐴

11/30/2024

Good read to get in the know about metabolic disorders in horses.

Concerned your horse might have a metabolic disorder? 🐴 Notice signs of obesity and regional fat deposits? Learn more about Equine Endocrinopathic Laminitis and how to manage it by checking out this informative article!

https://cdn-de.agrilife.org/extension/departments/ansc/ansc-pu-443/publication/files/equine-endocrinopathic-laminitis.pdf

11/28/2024

11/27/2024

Great sale to stock up on your hippology, horse quiz bowl, and equine skillathon resources!

11/22/2024

Horses are living longer, more useful lives due to advancements in nutrition and care. This means horse owners may be managing horses longer into their golden years. Common physiological changes in senior horses include dental issues, decreased efficiency of the digestive tract, decreased mobility, and onset of potential disease.

Quick list to support your aging horse:
🔹 Regular dental exams to combat tooth loss, uneven wear, and periodontal disease. Adjust feed types and forms, if needed, for better mastication.
🔹 Provide high quality sources of energy and protein i.e. more calories from highly digestible fiber sources like beet pulp, soy hulls, and dehydrated alfalfa meal and high-quality protein from alfalfa, soybean, and canola meal. Avoid overfeeding!
🔹 Observe your horse on a regular basis for immediate intervention when a problem arises. Routine check ups with your veterinarian can be very beneficial!