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3 posts about horses.
Laminitis is not a spring-only problem. Autumn grass after rain is as dangerous as May, and most cases now trace back to a hormone condition rather than a feed-room accident. The early signs, the first hours, what the vet will test, and how to keep a good-doer off the danger list.
Colic is the leading medical cause of death in horses, and most cases start with something an owner could have noticed at the evening check. The signs from subtle to obvious, what to do in the first hour, the myths that cost time, and the routine that makes colic rarer.
The purchase price is the cheapest part of owning a horse. Livery, forage, the farrier every six weeks, the dentist, the vet, insurance and the kit, with realistic European ranges, the first-year extras, and the three bills that end up deciding whether a horse is affordable.
