Health & Care · #health

Health & Care guides tagged “health” from the Apex Equine resource center.

• The core vaccines every horse needs, and why — Four diseases are common, deadly, and almost entirely preventable for the price of a tank of gas. Here's the short list every horse in North America should get, every year.
• When it's an emergency: knowing when to call the vet now — Some problems can wait until morning. Some can't, and a few hours' delay changes the outcome. Here's how to tell the difference and stop second-guessing the late-night call.
• Strategic deworming: why the every-eight-weeks habit is wrong — Rotating dewormers every two months made sense in 1975. Today it breeds drug-resistant parasites and wastes money. Here's the fecal-driven approach that actually works.
• Catching lameness before it becomes a layup — The horse that's three-legged lame got that way over weeks of small changes nobody noticed. Learn to read the early signals and you'll trade a long layup for a short rest.
• Why your horse's teeth need a yearly look — A horse that drops feed, tilts his head, or fights the bit is often telling you about his mouth. Here's what floating actually does and why an annual exam earns its keep.
• Caring for the horse in his twenties — Horses are living longer and working later than ever. Here's how to keep the old campaigner thriving in his twenties, from his teeth to his topline to his daily routine.
• How to take your horse's vital signs (and what's normal) — When you call your vet in an emergency, the first thing they'll ask is for numbers. Here's how to take your horse's temperature, pulse, and respiration, and what the readings mean.