Health

What are Windpuffs?

Blemishes called windpuffs are balloon-like fluid swellings of the deep digital flexor tendon sheath near the back of the fetlocks.

The Big “C”

Cancer is defined as the uncontrolled growth of cells that develop into masses, tumours, which invade healthy tissue and release chemicals into the body.

Do Horses See Colour?

A study published in 2007 confirmed that horses are dichromats with colour vision capabilities similar to humans with red-green colour deficiencies.

Bad Vibrations?

Is whole-body vibration (WBV) therapy helpful or harmful to horses? WBV is used for animals (including horses) to treat a range of musculoskeletal disorders