With exercise, the body temperature rises. This heat must be dissipated, or the horse will literally “cook”! The body cools itself through the evaporation of sweat, so sweating is especially important for the exercising horse. The sweat contains water and electrolytes, or salts. The main electrolytes are sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium, …
How to Take, Measure and Track Key Vital Signs By Meriel Moore-Colyer for Haygain Maintaining good health in our horses is every owner’s responsibility. Avoiding performance-limiting viruses, preventing the development of more serious diseases, and ensuring your horse is content and living as natural a life as possible should be everyone’s …
Western Heritage Show is Sure to Delight Horse Enthusiasts of All Ages by Westernaires Staff Westernaires is a nonprofit organization located in Golden, Colorado, comprised of over 1,000 dedicatedyoung people, aged 9 to 19. The organization encourages self-respect, responsibility, and leadership throughhorsemanship and family participation. Since 1949, Westernaires has proudly …
