what are some common problems...like health problems with horses?

Answer 1

I really am not sure what you want to know here but I'll give it my best shot. If your horse was healthy when you bought him and you are boarding him with healthy horses there really shouldn't be any common health problems. Keep up the worming schedule and the vaccinations and you should be good. My horse is 10 years old and he just get badly chipped hooves in the summer because it is so dry, but I use a hoof cream that seems to help and my ferrier does an excellent job of keep his feet at the right angle so I don't have to shoe him.

One common problem that is pretty serious and can require surgery is Colic, they get this from eating dirt or bad hay (moldy hay usually) so it is always a good idea to but the hay in a feeder when they are in the paddock so that they don't get as much dirt when they eat it off the ground.

The other problem that is serious is Laminitis, a diese of the hoof. That is wher the hoof goes bad and the horses crown bone starts to protrude through the bottom of the foot. This causes lameness and as far as I know is not curable unless you go thru lots of surgeries and then there is no guarentees.

They also can get the poopies (as I call them) this is when ther diet changes or even when you move them to a new place, I think it is more anexity related. Anyway to clear this up you need to clean the area with a betadine solution and dry then apply a flim of diaper rash cream to the affected area.

Keep there eyes clean and during the summer make sure that you either use a fly sheet or fly spray when they go out to the paddock this helps prevent fly & misquote bites that may transmitt the West Nile Virsue. West Nile is also another reason to keep ther vaccinations up tp date.

They will get a cold or have a runny nose and just like you and I this will pass on its own.

Horses usually don't get sick and if they do it is either they are not being wormed or there vaccinations are not up to date.

I hope this helped.

Answer 2

Hi there. A lot of the most common problems with horses are foot related, eg, thrush, cracked heels, all depending the enviroment in which the horse is kept. Stabled or out to graze. The horses health really depends on it's diet, excercise ( fitting of it's tack), living conditions and care of the animal itself, grooming etc. Could you be a little more specific, then I would be happy to help you.
BHSAI.

Answer 3

PMU foals do no longer regularly have any issues.. PMU mares sometimes do.. by way of fact they are stabled lots that's achieveable the priority your friends horse had to be placed down grew to become into no longer on the subject rely of being a PMU horse.. purely verify their legs are allowed to get extra advantageous formerly you do too lots with them.. unfavorable issues...

Answer 4

Colic, lamanitis, thrush, rain rot, grease heel, scratches, worms,and small cuts or abrasions.
They also can have many other medical problems just like any other animal or human.
They can get colds and runny noses and eyes. They can have allergies.

Answer 5

actually THE MOST commen problem with horses is allergies to straw or food or something that he has
and
cramps (!) these can be very often if you give your horse food just beforse or just after a lesson or training period.
Although the horse can get it easily it is very hard to cure him actully it is %95 that he will not survive!!!
so be very carfull about what you give and when you give it...
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Answer 6

common health problems with horses include fungus', thrush in their feet, teeth problems if they arent floated enough, colic if they arent properly hydrated potentially deadly, lyme disease, colds, flus, mange, joint problems, lameness, inflamation of the joints, those are only a few i can think of right now. having rescued and owning horses for a million years..... i'm sure there are more.... good luck, and good for you for asking. check with your local equine vet, i'm sure he/she can fill you in on more.