Flooring choice for horse stalls impacts leg health, maintenance needs, and overall comfort for the horse. Common flooring options include soil, sand, wood, concrete, limestone, asphalt, and ...
MassLive: Horse was standing in barn stall when ‘floor below him shattered’
An 8-year-old horse was standing in its barn stall in Ipswich when “the floor below him shattered.” The horse became stuck hanging in the air in a “terrifying ordeal,” according to MSPCA at Nevins ...
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watch him in the pature, if he trots w/o dragging his feet, he could have back or joint problem, causing weight bearing to bring out the toe dragging issue. I had used to have a lazy horse, dragged his toes, stumbled would even limp on the way out when riding, but when turned back towards home, that limp was gone , and he was high steppin it back to the corral..
Anyone deal with something similar? 13 yr old OTTB warhorse, came up slightly “off” but worked out of it. Was then reshod the next day and was very obviously lame at the trot both directions, head bobbing etc. figured was his hoof, farrier hoof tested him and found a slight positive reaction to...
A lifetime horse inspection permit is thirty dollars. In Idaho a lifetime permit is fifty-three dollars. The lifetime permit is good for as long as you own the horse or mule and is non-transferrable. Do I need one for every state? That could get expensive! No, brand inspection permits are reciprocal.