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Appropriate hydration is vital to your horse’s normal bodily functions. Here’s what you can do to ensure he is drinking enough this winter.

Horsetalk.co.nz Herbs and nutrients may help calm your horse’s allergies Picture by Imagesines via Getty Equine Nutrition Allergies are a common complaint, especially during the warmer months. The typical treatment involves antihistamines or steroids. And these drugs often give good results. In fact, I would likely do the same for my horses if they were suffering. Allergies are miserable! Coughing, runny eyes and nose, incessant itching – the torment is tough to watch, and you want a solution, fast! But these drugs do not cure anything. They simply help the symptoms. Why not, i...

Horsetalk.co.nz Lecithin shows promise in equine ulcer prevention and treatment File image. Juliet Getty takes a look at the use of omeprazole in horses and why its long-term use isn’t a good idea. Your horse has an ulcer? “Give him omeprazole.” Your horse is traveling on a long trip? “Give him omeprazole.” Your horse is taking pain medication? “Give him omeprazole.” Sound familiar? Omeprazole, produced by Merial as GastroGard and the less concentrated UlcerGard, is the go-to drug for all these reasons and more. One of my clients recently said, “The people at my barn ...