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Why should I castrate? Unless a male is to be used for breeding, he should be castrated for both his and your quality of life. As a male, the potential for a more aggressive personality should be expected, even if housed away from mares or jennies. Intact, his behavior will be less trustworthy and more dangerous, especially for anyone uncomfortable or less experienced with handling animals, especially equids presenting with problem behaviors.

Physical Communication by Valerie Netto. There is no need to teach a horse to read body movement. The horse naturally sees the intent of its heard mates. Our responsibility then is to teach our horse what our intent is when we move a certain way. To do this we must be aware of how we are moving while in the presence of our horse.

Horses are ranked on a scale of 1 to 9, with 1 being poor and 9 being extremely fat. Horses should be maintained at condition scores of 5-7 for optimum health and performance. Optimum BCS for working horses is 5-6, and optimum BCS for broodmares is 6-7. The difference in the optimum scores is that reproductive efficiency is better when broodmares are maintained at scores of 6-7.

The ILPH is often asked questions such as "How do I feed my horse or pony, and what feed should I provide?" Before answering these questions, let us consider why an animal requires food, how it feeds in its natural state, and what are the basic rules of feeding.

How Parasites Get Into Your Horse; Read the Label; Deworming Compounds and Products; Ascarids or Roundworms; Bots; Hairworms; Intestinal Threadworms; Large Strongyles; Lungworms; Neck Threadworms; Pinworms; Small Strongyles; Stomach Worms; Tapeworms;

An introduction to equine dental care and tooth problems. Horses' teeth grow continuously until some time between the ages of 25 and 30. Grass, their natural food, contains silica which is an abrasive and which constantly wears down the horse's teeth.

A castration is performed in the following steps: Reasons for castration, Signalment, Interview, Physical Exam, Standing or Recumbent, Instruments, Anesthetic Drugs, Anesthetic Dosages, Anesthetic Administration, Surgical Prep, Surgery, Recovery, Post Operative Care. This interactive equine castration tutorial is produced by Dr. Eric Mueller, an associate professor of surgery from the Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia.