General Health & Management Archives - Kentucky Performance Products

Exercise benefits a horse in several ways. The effort of movement increases the calories a horse utilizes each day. The...

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Learn the latest about how to manage a horse with PPID (also known as Cushing’s disease)

Ongoing research into pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) has led to improved diagnostics and treatment. In this edition of EQUUS...

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Mare & Foal Care Tool

Article re-posted with kind permission by Equine Guelph: http://equineguelph.ca/index.php This free online resource will take users through the complete cycle of...

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Create your horse’s vaccine schedule

Check out this cool tool from the University of Guelph. Vaccines are an important part of your horse’s preventative health...

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Insulin dysregulation in horses explained so you can understand it.

The most common question I get is, “What exactly is insulin resistance or dysregulation?” The following is not a scientist’s...

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Transitioning your horse from winter hay to spring pasture.

How grass grows The exact time spring grass begins to grow will vary from season to season. It also differs...

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Vaccination Equi-Planner Healthcare Tool

Article re-posted with kind permission by Equine Guelph: http://equineguelph.ca/index.php Vaccines are an important part of your horse’s preventative health program. The...

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Reaction Times

Of all the domestic animals we interact with, horses have the fastest reaction time. Horses evolved with this trait as...

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What Should My Horse’s Gut Sound Like?

During a physical exam a veterinarian will listen to your horse’s gut sounds with a stethoscope in the flank area. What lies below the stethoscope? When listening for gut sounds, your veterinarian will evaluate both sides of the horse. The abdomen is divided into four areas or quadrants: left side top and bottom, and right side top and bottom.

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What is your horse’s colic risk?

Inclement weather, new hay, traveling, competing – there are a lot of factors that impact your horse’s colic risk. Use...

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The Importance of a Horse’s Spleen

A horse’s spleen weighs about 15 to 20 lbs. One of its roles is to store red blood cells when...

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Nutritional Tidbit: Carbohydrates Aren’t All Bad

The most important thing to keep in mind regarding “carbs” is that there are different types of carbohydrates and the...

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Five Easy Steps to Set Up a Good Feeding Program

In a few easy steps you can set up a good feeding program: 1. Determine how much your horse weighs....

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Tips for keeping your horse safe on icy ground

How much ice you get each winter and how you deal with it depends on where you live. Some stables...

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How to help your horse stay warm in winter

Horses begin to struggle to keep warm below certain critical temperatures. Clipped Horse - Critical temperature is 41°F (5°C) Horse With a Thick Winter Coat - Critical temperature is 18°F (-8°C) The easiest and most effective way to keep your horse warm when the temperatures drop is to feed additional forage.

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