Horses

When your horse is ill, you may be so concerned about trying to get them better that you don’t think about your own health. However, there are a number of diseases that can be spread from horses to humans. These are know…

For many owners, keeping a horse can feel like an endless list of appointments. You basically become your horse's personal assistant! Between the farrier, the vet, and the physiotherapist, we can easily spend many hours…

Any horse owner that's acquainted with sweet itch will be well aware of how irritating and uncomfortable this disease can be for our equine friends. It often requires much patience, dedication, and perseverance to get th…

What is “The Thumps”? The Thumps, more technically known as Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter is the excitation of the diaphragm. It’s similar to hiccups in humans and can be seen as twitching or spasms of one or both fl…

None of us want our horses to be carrying a heavy worm burden. Unfortunately, the heavy use of wormers over the years has led to a significant amount of worm resistance within the equine population. This means that some…

Hayfever in humans is also known as allergic rhinitis, and it is generally associated with an allergy to pollen. It causes annoying symptoms like runny eyes, a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, and itching of the eyes and…