Horse health

**FREE Horse Health Fact Sheet** How often do you check your horse's vital signs? Regular monitoring of your horse's main health indicators is so critical and can give you extra information in case of an emergency!! This fact sheet is a must have for all horse owners to check and keep up to date with your beloved horses' vital signs and health indicators! Download your free fact sheet by clicking on the image.

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A horse's normal TPR

🇬🇧Learning about abnormal symptoms prior can be a blessing if your horse ever displays them and you know how to react. 🧡 Your horse’s eyes, ears, nostrils and gum colour can help identify and indicate diseases. Regularly check your horse’s head and body and track any abnormalities in the Happie Horse App symptom diary, that way, you’ll be able to tell your vet since when your horse had issues on the date. In addition, you can add notes or images/videos. 📸

Feeding instructions for horse

A few variations on the classic carrot stretch!

It’s fine to give your horse a treat now and again, whether it’s as praise for good work or a way to help them stay cool in the summer, but without the right knowledge, you could end up feeding your horse treats that you don’t realise are harmful to them. Make sure you're in the know...

Gone are the days when your local vet took care of all your horse’s health needs. Learn why specialized care has taken an important role, and which 5 specialties are most likely to be ones your horse will need.

Is it time to clean your horse's sheath? Here are five things you should know about sheath cleaning for your horse's health and comfort.

Winter, spring, summer, or fall…all you’ve got to do is remember what your horse needs to stay healthy. Our seasonal guide will help you.

Normal colts are routinely castrated (gelded), meaning that their two testes (that have descended into the scrotum) are removed during a routine castration. However, when one or both testicles have not descended normally into the scrotum, the colt is termed cryptorchid and a different "cryptorchid castration" aka "cryptorchidectomy" surgical procedure must be performed to remove the internal testicle. Check out our article on this surgery. Have you had a horse that needed it?

The art of feeding performance horses comes in finding the best combination of dietary energy sources to meet a horse’s individual nutrition needs.

By Kentucky Equine Research - The white line is the narrow, light-coloured band visible on the underside of a freshly trimmed hoof at the junction of the hoof wall and the sole. White line disease, an infection that causes separation of the wall, may be seen first at the white line but actually affects the zone of contact between the hard outer hoof wall and the middle layer of hoof tissue. It occurs most commonly in front feet but can occur in any foot.

If you need a little guidance when it comes to grooming your horse, we have created a clear and simple infographic to help you. This guide to horse grooming gives you 7 easy steps for you to follow, with information such as what tools you need, how to use them, and where to use them on your horse.