Not all horses are the same. Some you can get on and easily ride. Some are so green that you could be easily injured if you have little or no riding experience. The ones easy to ride are typically older horses. They have been ridden the most and will be the most forgiving of a…
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Tag: Inflammation
Inflammation is the process when white blood cells and substances they produce protect a horse’s from injury and infection with foreign organisms, such as bacteria and viruses. However, in some diseases, like arthritis, the horse’s body’s immune system — the defense system — triggers an inflammatory response when there are no foreign invaders to fight…
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INFLAMMATION Inflammation is the main cause of lameness in performance horses. This is often due to repetition in the exercise program or the particular discipline they are performing in. If you cannot remove the inflammation you cannot repair your horse. When a horse becomes injured—whether through accident or over-work—the cells begin a process that lowers…
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