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24/11/2023

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18/12/2022

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17/12/2022

Merry Early Christmas!

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16/12/2022

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15/12/2022

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14/12/2022

How to Cool Out a Hot Horse in Winter
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You’ve just returned from an invigorating winter’s ride, your horse enjoyed prancing through the powdery snow, and with the sun shining you didn’t notice the nip in the air. But now your sweaty horse is steaming and with the sun slipping behind the horizon, winter’s chill is fast returning….

Winter Cool-Out Guidelines

Lighten the intensity of a workout to avoid a lengthy cool down period on days when you know you are pressed for time.
Keep the horse in a heated or warmer area until he is dry.
Having a windbreak outside is good management but it will not save your horse from catching a chill. Always make sure your horse is completely dry before turning him out.
Curry the horse to fluff up wet hair and keep the horse well groomed. A clean hair coat is more effective when it comes to insulation.
Use of a hair dryer on horses is not recommended – skin is too easily burnt and you risk drying out natural oils.

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13/12/2022

How to Cool Out a Hot Horse in Winter
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You’ve just returned from an invigorating winter’s ride, your horse enjoyed prancing through the powdery snow, and with the sun shining you didn’t notice the nip in the air. But now your sweaty horse is steaming and with the sun slipping behind the horizon, winter’s chill is fast returning….

Winter Cool-Out Guidelines

After your workout, walk the horse on foot or in the saddle until respiration is normal and skin is dry (returning the hair to completely dry is the next challenge).
Never put a heavy winter rug on a wet horse. Use a breathable wool or polar fleece cooler to wick the moisture away, allowing the horse to cool down gradually without catching a chill.
Clipped horses will cool down faster and a quarter-sheet or cooler during the final walking phase of the workout is recommended.

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12/12/2022

How to Cool Out a Hot Horse in Winter
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You’ve just returned from an invigorating winter’s ride, your horse enjoyed prancing through the powdery snow, and with the sun shining you didn’t notice the nip in the air. But now your sweaty horse is steaming and with the sun slipping behind the horizon, winter’s chill is fast returning….

After a winter workout, a 10 to 15 minute walk will not only guard against muscle soreness, it is essential to allow the horse’s skin to dry. But one method does not fit all. Your winter cool-out regime will be different depending on a number of factors including whether your horse is clipped, blanketed or “au naturel”; whether he lives inside or outside; and the intensity of your workout. If your horse had a light workout to maintain condition and produced little sweat, your cool-out routine will be different from that needed if your workout incorporated higher intensity training to improve condition. Whatever the situation, always allow sufficient time for your winter cool-out.

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11/12/2022

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10/12/2022

The Queen’s Legacy - A Passion for Horses 👑👑🐴🐴


A Family of Horse Lovers

The Queen’s horsey influence extended to her family, too.

Zara Tindall (nee Phillips) — the Princess Royal’s daughter — is a world-class three-day eventing rider.

“Zara is still riding professionally at top level and has a good string of horses,” says Cook. “She’s a big part of the British three-day eventing team.”
Tindall won gold medals at the 2005 European Eventing Championships, individual gold and team silver medals at the 2006 World Equestrian Games, and a team silver medal for Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics.

The Queen’s granddaughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, has been bitten by the carriage driving bug and in 2021, inherited her grandfather's (Prince Philip’s) driving ponies and carriage.

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09/12/2022

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A Family of Horse Lovers

The Queen’s horsey influence extended to her family, too.

“Horses play a big part in the whole family, and I think a lot of that stems from the Queen,” says Cook. “They’re all very competent and capable riders.”

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen’s husband who passed away in 2021 at age 99, was also a strong advocate for horse sport. He was president of the FEI for 22 years and won the World Championship gold medal for driving in 1980. Prince Philip also donated the original Prince Philip Cup to the British Pony Club in the 1950s. Canada’s Prince Philip Cup was named by permission of His Highness and is awarded annually to the best Pony Club Prince Philip Cup Games team in the country.

“King Charles is also a very good horseman,” says Cook. The King played polo for 40 years before retiring in his late 50s; in his younger years, he was steeplechasing. His sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, were keen polo players, too. Queen Camilla was an excellent rider as well, foxhunting into her late 50s.
Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, was a well-known three-day eventing rider. She won the European Eventing Championships at age 21, rode at Badminton and Burghley, was on the British eventing team for five years, won silver medals at the 1975 World Championships, and competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The Princess Royal has been a patron of the Riding for the Disabled Association since 1971, and from 1986 to 1994 she was the FEI President.

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08/12/2022

The Queen’s Legacy - A Passion for Horses 👑👑🐴🐴


The Queen also bred Fell ponies — one of five native English pony breeds — which she named with a Balmoral prefix. Fells originated in northern England and were used as pack animals in the 1800s lead-mining industry. The Queen was the patron of the Fell Pony Society for 40 years and helped give the breed exposure by riding them herself.

The Queen bred Highland ponies at Balmoral Estate, too. Originally bred to work on small Scottish farms, they’re now used as workhorses or for jumping and trail riding due to their quiet nature and stamina. The Queen’s breeding operation has helped stabilize the numbers of Highland ponies worldwide.

She also bred Shetland ponies and was patron of the British Horse Society, the Highland Pony Society, the Shire Horse Society, the Welsh Pony and Cob Society, and the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association.

In recognition of her expansive support for horse sport in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries the Queen received the first FEI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.

That support was ongoing. Every year, the Queen hosted the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle. It’s the largest outdoor premier show in the United Kingdom and is known worldwide for both its entertainment and horse sport excellence. There are public displays by The Musical Ride of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, The Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry, and The Musical Drive of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, plus international-level show jumping, driving, endurance, and showing. She was often seen attending the show, congratulating winners, and supporting family who were competing.

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07/12/2022

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The Queen’s commitment to racing didn’t go unnoticed. In 2021, she was inducted into the British Champions Series Hall of Fame to recognize her contributions to racing as an owner and breeder. Upon the Queen’s death, the Royal Stud was passed to King Charles III, who ran his first horse in the royal silks on September 29, 2022.

The Queen was instrumental in other areas of the horse world, too.

She was integral to the conservation of Cleveland Bay horses, which originated as a multi-purpose farm, coach, and road horse in the Cleveland district of Yorkshire, England. Interestingly, they were originally known as Chapmen’s (travelling salesmen’s) Horses and were once common mounts of the British royal family. But by 1960, only six purebred Cleveland Bay stallions remained alive. Her Majesty’s grandfather had bred Cleveland Bays, so the Queen stepped up to help conserve the breed. In 1961, she purchased a pure Cleveland Bay c**t named Mulgrave Supreme and stood him at stud. This sparked demand for Cleveland Bays, which now number about 1,000 horses worldwide.

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06/12/2022

The Queen’s Legacy - A Passion for Horses 👑👑🐴🐴


“Horses have played a big part in the royal family for generations,” says Cook. “All of the UK’s kings and queens have had horses in one way or another.”

The Queen embraced this royal history and became passionate about breeding and investing in horses and horse sports. “She’s an out-and-out horse addict,” said Lucy Higginson, former editor of Horse and Hound magazine, Britain’s oldest equestrian publication.

Horse Racing, Breeding and Conservation

One of the Queen’s passions was racehorses, and she bred many winning steeplechase and flat racing horses at the Royal Stud — a breeding facility in Sandringham, England which she inherited from her father King George VI.

Her Majesty’s horses won over 1,800 races including four of the five oldest and most important British Classic horse races: the Oaks, the One Thousand Guineas, the Saint Leger, and the Two Thousand Guineas. But she never owned a Derby winner, albeit not for lack of breeding, training, or running some of the best horses. In 1954 and 1957, the Queen was the champion flat racing owner in Britain.

One of the Queen’s outstanding racehorses was Estimate, who won the Gold Cup at Ascot racecourse in 2013. It was the first time a reigning monarch had owned the winner in 207 years and to commemorate the feat, a life-size statue of Estimate was commissioned. It now graces the entrance to the royal family’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England.

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05/12/2022

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Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022 having been the longest serving monarch in British history. At age three, Her Royal Highness was plunked on a pony at Buckingham Palace’s private riding school. At four, she started riding a Shetland pony named Peggy that her grandfather, King George V, gave her and her sister, Margaret. She developed her riding skills while hacking around Windsor Castle. As an impressionable teen, Her Majesty’s father (the King) took her to see the royal racehorses training during World War II. The Queen later recalled patting them in their stables and said, “I’d never felt the satin softness of a Thoroughbred before.”
As a 21-year-old princess in 1947, the Queen attended the annual Trooping the Colour (a ceremonial military parade) on horseback and continued to do so until age 60 in 1986. Ultimately, the Queen rode well into her 90s, which enthralled and inspired Canadian riders — particularly women in the latter years of their own lives.

The Queen was highly regarded in many parts of the horse world.

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04/12/2022

Managing Nutrition for Safe Growth in Young Horses 🐴🐴🐴


Management Considerations

Managing the successful growth of a foal is a multifaceted task. Your management plan should start with the dam of the foal while she is still pregnant. Ensure she is not carrying excess body weight, and that she has a diet of good quality forage combined with a mineral supplement or balancer pellet. As she gets closer to parturition, it is important to ensure she has enough energy and protein in her diet to support the growing fetus and to make sufficient good quality colostrum. She should be getting a mineral with adequate calcium and phosphorous levels, and it should contain at least 150 to 300 mg per head per day copper. Once the mare has foaled, ensure that she gets feed with enough energy and protein to manufacture sufficient, high quality milk to support her foal.

Once on the ground, ensure your foal gets exercise, but hold off on training other than halter breaking until he is approaching 12 months of age, which is past the window for significant risks of OC. Introduce him to good forage and a foal starter as soon as he will start sampling it, and consider creating a creep space for him when he is eating enthusiastically, but not yet able to keep up when sharing out of his dam’s feed bowl. Don’t worry about overfeeding starch or sugar if offering your foal a moderate amount of creep feed. Most creep feeds are intended to be safely consumed at up to at least one kg per day or more in addition to forage, and the contribution they make to the successful development of the foal through trace mineral supplementation is invaluable.

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03/12/2022

Managing Nutrition for Safe Growth in Young Horses 🐴🐴🐴


Trace Minerals

The two trace minerals with the most significant impact on bone development in the growing foal are copper and zinc. Copper is very important in both pre-weaned and weaned foal diets. It is responsible for the production and activation of an enzyme called lysyl oxidase, which is necessary for collagen synthesis and the formation of the cross linkages between collagen cells in the growing bone. Growing foals with diets deficient in copper may have defective collagen cells, leading to lesions in the cartilage. The significance of copper in bone synthesis and the incidence of DOD has been extensively researched, and indications are clear that both the amount of copper in the diet and the ratio of copper-to-zinc are important for healthy bone development in a foal.

Ensuring that pregnant mares get sufficient copper in their diets in the last two to three months of gestation also has a positive effect on bone development in the foal. Forages in Forages in Western Canada, for example, are not typically a significant source of copper, suggesting that supplementation of the late-term pregnant mare with a balanced vitamin/mineral supplement is advisable. Copper in the diet of the mare is transferred to the fetus, where it is stored in the liver. Foals are born with significant levels of liver copper, which they rely upon to facilitate bone growth and repair OC lesions during the time when their diet is largely milk. Milk itself is not a good source of copper; so again, it is in the best interest of the growing foal to introduce a good foal starter as soon as possible before weaning, to ensure that there is never a shortfall of copper in the diet of the growing foal.

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02/12/2022

Managing Nutrition for Safe Growth in Young Horses 🐴🐴🐴


Can a Growing Foal be Fed Too Much Calcium?

Research has shown that foals fed calcium at 300 percent of the NRC recommendation do not have any more incidence of DOD than those fed at 100 percent of NRC. Extra calcium is not necessarily an issue for the growing foal, as long as sufficient phosphorous is provided. Calcium and phosphorous must be fed at a ratio of approximately 1.5:1 to a maximum of 3:1 respectively, for optimum bone development. Excessive calcium without sufficient phosphorous is not good for growing horses of any age, as it can tie up the availability of other minerals such as magnesium, iodine, zinc, and manganese just to name a few. Extra calcium must also be excreted though the urine, which can put undue stress on the kidneys of the growing foal. Foals fed high levels of phosphorous relative to calcium will have an increased risk of DOD as phosphorous will tie up available calcium, which interferes with the ossification of the chondrocytes. Forages are generally low in phosphorous, but grains can be high. For this reason, caution should be taken in supplementing the diets of growing foals with grains such as oats, barley, or COB (corn- oats-barley).

Mare’s milk provides a good supply of both calcium and phosphorous, but according to the NRC equine nutritional guidelines, it ceases to be an adequate supply for the growing foal past about three months of age. This fact again supports the concept of getting foals started on a good quality foal starter feed early in their pre-weaning life, to assure the best growth of healthy bone.

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01/12/2022

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Nutrition

Protein

Protein content and quality in the diet is not usually an issue in the pre-weaned foal. Neither high protein diets (126 percent of National Research Council [NRC] recommendations for growing foals) nor low protein diets (9 percent protein of the NRC minimum protein recommendation of approximately 13 percent) fed in research trials conducted on growing foals, had a significant impact on the incidence of DOD. Very low protein diets in growing foals did depress their growth rates, feed intake, and feed utilization, but it did not appear to make them more susceptible to DOD. Supplementation of the amino acids lysine and threonine have shown to be beneficial in facilitating the reduction of bone lesions characteristic of OC that were already present in other monogastric species. Both of these amino acids are in plentiful supply in mare’s milk, but their supply declines as lactation progresses. Well ahead of the initiation of weaning, introducing a foal to a starter pellet using a creep feed system can help offset the increasing shortfall of nutrients in the mare’s milk as her lactation advances. In general, diets for both weaned and pre-weaned foals need to be between 13 and 17 percent protein on a dry matter basis. Protein must be fed in balance with energy to support healthy growth. Growing foal diets that are very low in energy will not support healthy growth, regardless of the protein levels.

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30/11/2022

Managing Nutrition for Safe Growth in Young Horses 🐴🐴🐴


Nutrition

The diet of both the growing foal and his dam is an important part of a management plan for safe growth in the foal. Attention to the dam’s diet both before and after parturition is important, particularly from the tenth month of gestation onward. Diet also affects milk quality and quantity in the lactating mare, another important aspect of the nutritional management of a growing foal.

Energy and the Relationship to Hormonal Control

The impact of energy provided by feed on the development of OS, and potentially DOD, is a subject of great interest to scientists. The research is not conclusive, but it does suggest that young horses fed experimental diets high in starch and sugar, from very early in life, are more likely to have high plasma insulin and, potentially, be insulin resistant.

Consistently high-circulating insulin has a cascade of effects on other hormones in the foal’s body, including the growth hormone insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), and important thyroid hormones. Research suggests that high levels of plasma insulin in the foal may delay the maturation of the chondrocytes, thereby delaying the onset of the ossification or mineralization of the young bone. Delays such as this could be why we see DOD in some foals.

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29/11/2022

Managing Nutrition for Safe Growth in Young Horses 🐴🐴🐴


Bone Growth and Osteochondrosis

Oseochondrosis (OC) is the subject of a great deal of ongoing research about why the process of mineralizing cartilage to healthy bone in the growing foal might be interrupted. As mentioned earlier, genetics may be significant, and potential sites within the genome of horses have been identified as relevant. Other research suggests that blood flow may be impaired to the affected sites in the growing bone, creating pockets of dead tissue, which may eventually become detached from the bone and migrate into the joint. The nutritional regime of the growing horse is also very important, as is the rate of that growth.

In horses, the development of OC lesions is likely to happen in the first few months of life, but remedial treatment, such as diet, can facilitate the correction of defects providing they are introduced soon enough. The period of growth between six months to one year of age is known to be especially significant in terms of correcting early stage OC bone lesions through diet and feeding regime changes that facilitate slow consistent growth. Compensatory growth in foals that have suffered growth setbacks due to management or health issues can be rapid, and may result in the development of OC lesions. Lesions that are not detected until after 12 months of age tend to be less responsive to diet changes, but surgery to remove bone fragments may be appropriate for some of these horses.

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28/11/2022

Managing Nutrition for Safe Growth in Young Horses 🐴🐴🐴


Developmental Orthopedic Disease in Foals
For any horse owner, the birth of a foal is always an eagerly awaited event. That baby, the product of the carefully planned mating of two superior parents, can elicit a range of emotions for the owner, including excitement and awe, but often anxiety and worry as well. One of the concerns the owner of a newborn foal may have involves the risk of the foal developing developmental orthopedic disease (DOD), which is a name applied to a group of conditions that can affect the growing foal, including physitis, acquired angular limb deformities, flexural deformities, cervical vertebral malformations, acquired vertebral deformities, and finally, osteochondrosis (OC).

DOD conditions are caused by a disruption of skeletal development and maturation in the young horse. Skeletal development in horses occurs when the protein matrix (cartilage) at the growth plates in the bones of the juvenile skeleton is mineralized by specialized cells called chondrocytes. Cartilage is ossified or mineralized into bone at these sites by a process called endochondral ossification. Anything that disrupts this process will cause weak or structurally compromised bone, such as bone lesions, that can result in chips or fragments breaking loose. Bone lesions are of particular concern at the joints or junction of bone surfaces, and can result in osteochondritis dissecans (OCD). The diagnosis of OCD or any one of the above-noted conditions in a young horse can be a life-changing development, depending on what age it is discovered and if and when remedial action is taken.

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27/11/2022

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26/11/2022

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25/11/2022

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24/11/2022

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23/11/2022

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23/11/2022

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22/11/2022

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