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The do's and don'ts of transporting horses. Valued information from Ramsay's Horse Transport.

Transporting horses is always worrying on small trips and a bigger worry with long trips interstate and Internationally. And then there is the stop over's and quarantine time. Prior to any long trips make sure the horse is in good health. When horses are healthy for traveling there shouldn't be problems arising, this is when he is nicely covered, worm free, has been handled enough not to stress, and has no signs of colds or infections. All horses should be vaccinated against strangles and have their tetanus 1 month before leaving. Rarely but it does happen horses can be infected by horses traveling on the same truck or even at stop over's or at their final destination.

       Besides the obvious, unknowingly the horse owner has been the biggest threat to the horse traveling on  long trips. Thinking that the electrolyte treatment should be good for your horse so it drinks is the furtherest  from the truth, infact this method can dehydrate the horse early in the trip. With the Australian Sun 7 months of the year 100s of thousands of horses are trucked from A to B and the person to give you the best advise about your horse is the Transport Company themselves and the drivers. As it is their business, they simply cannot afford to loose horses for the "repercussion it would cause their business". Their business like any business is done because of the knowledge and experience they have. No Company wants a dead horse on there hands. Unexpectantly when a horse does go down with sickness it is usually hard for the truck drivers and vets to assess straight away and more than likely if the owner did administrate something the vet had given them or electrolytes that could be a key factor. Lots of unnecessary drugs and remedies are given to the traveling horse. So it is very important to tell the driver. Also to tell the driver what your horse might require for comfort.

  This is why it is so important to tell the truck drivers what has been administered so if anything does go wrong they will have a fair idea what's to blame and can treat the problem almost immediately. As some of the trips are quite lengthy water might be limited to the trip so administering electrolytes salts and other forms could indeed be a serious threat to the horse. Worm infested horses also can lead to death even on short trips. As horses are panickaholics stress is a big factor, leaving their mates to a enclosed box with strange feed or no feed,  strange horses,  not the human face they know, can lead to stress which leads to stress colic. This could be prevented or lessened by taking him away from his mates the last week before he goes and ask the truck driver if you can put his familiar feed in the bins with lots and lots of carrots as this helps with the prevention of  dehydration. Don't forget even if they are offered water they might not drink it. If he hasn't been stabled before, try and spend a couple of weeks in and out of a stable to get used to smaller enclosures.  Most horses are fine but there are the stressy ones with high levels of neediness. Common sense tells us to communicate and find out from the truck driver and or Company or at least inform them what has been given to the horses as to treat it accordingly if the time arises. 

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M S M

MSM,  Methyl Sulphonyl Methane is a natural occurring organic sulphur. With out sulphur, which belongs to the same chemical group as oxygen, life as we know it could not exist because Sulphur is essential for;

• Maintaining the structure of body proteins

• The formation of keratin (for hair and nails or hoofs) and collagen for healthy bones and skin  

• The production of immunoglobulin's for the immune system

• The reactions which convert food into energy

• Eliminations of toxins from the body.

Although MSM is found naturally in fruits, veg and other forms of plant, many foods are now processed in ways that reduce the amount of MSM we receive. This effect becomes more marked as we age, since our ability to form MSM also declines, increasing the need for MSM supplementation. Sulphur (don't get it mixed up with the other sulfur )one of the principal elements found in the body, is a constituent of all proteins, and absolutely essential for Man, animals, plants and micro organisms. Although the body contains only about 100g of sulfur, it is principally present in the three amino acids, Cysteine, Cystine, and Methionine, the amino acid Taurine and the vitamins Thiamine (vit B 1) and Biotin.

Injuries         

          The first thing we think of when we see any injury is money and the vet! We cannot replace the vet but we can do more at home than what we think. As horses produce Vitamin C their natural healing process is amazing even if a wound is left to defend for itself. Probably the most unavoidable nuisances is the proud flesh if left untreated will grow. Yet this ugly growth is needed to fill in the wound, particularly a deep deglove. When reached to a desired fill the proud flesh needs then to be treated. With a fresh injury big or small no sprays or liquids or powders should be applied until the natural good bacteria has had a chance to work and created its own healing mechanism, and the only product applied safely which doesn't interfere is honey, preferably pure honey as this has the right properties to heal very quickly,  it should then be wrapped up or and left alone until such time. If wrapped apply lots of Vaseline around the wound to stop the weeping fluids sticking to the bandage and any copper from leaking onto the clean hair. Apply Gauze followed by cotton padding,  firmly apply the vet wrap followed by elastoplasts and at the bottom of the vet wrap, wrap onto the hair to stop the bandage slipping down. Apply firmly but not tight and make sure the cotton padding is applied evenly as to avoid  lines or worse case scenario, bowed tendons. Instead of ending the bandage just on the bandage itself cut a piece that will go around his leg, one strip and stick both the sticky ends together, this will stop any fall or unravel. Initially change the bandage once or twice then leave it alone for 3 or 4 days at a time. I was once told by a vet 14 years ago to leave the bandage on until it almost rotted off ( this was with a popped tendon (VERY SMALL) yet it worked! Another vet told us to leave the leg bandaged for 7 to 10 days if we didn't want scarring (it didn't). A lot of what we do is by trial and error but learning from people who have the experience is invaluable.

        Proud flesh will grow and grow and grow until it can grow no further if untreated. Serious neglect is when the vet has to trim it off and then be very careful not to cut through veins. When the wound itself is covered nicely and does start to look bumpy, Blue Stone or Copper Sulphate can then be applied. Same process, wrapping it up and on the moistened gauze ( water or flints) sprinkle the copper and apply directly to the wound. This can sting but will not do any harm apart from eating dead  tissue cells. Take it off after 3 or 4 days  and you should see a clean no bumps wound well on the way to recovery. Sometimes the wound bandage will be putrid smelling when taking it off, this is normal. This is a practice that is safely used and if done correctly healing a wound should be very easy, big or small, depending on the wound. If honey is applied through out the process in between cleaning up, the results are fantastic.

Copper Sulphate is also  brilliant for seedy toe, dilute with water and spray the infected area and keep clean at all times.

Copper Sulphate is also a very good treatment for skin rashes, ring worm etc, diluted with water and sprayed sparingly.

 Sacoids have been treated with success infact including copper in their diet will help immensely if not disappearing all together ( some types )

We  feed out Copper Sulphate daily and have for years, with the copper severely lacking in our soils today, especially near the coast lines it is a much needed mineral and horses in particular can take copper. People dilute it with water and put it in their feed, we put it in dry and they will take it accordingly for their needs. Copper Sulphate must be fed with Calcium.

It is in the Vet box and Feed room

It is part of owning horses and making right and wrong choices. I made a wrong choice. I rang my vet in Perth for advise of the colour and the bone exposure.

          Two mares were bought into a smaller paddock to foal and adjacent was the stallion who has been in view the whole time but one mare (11 months) wanted to chat and the other mare(10 months) put a stop to it and got in-between and kicked out and degloved the front of her leg to the bone. The injury wasn't discovered for few hours and the mare had severed though the main artery over the front of the leg and lost pools of blood. The second bandaging with firmer pressure to stop the blood flowing proved successful. We left it for 3 days as not to interfere with the injury and not encourage more bleeding.

              In the first picture you can see the thick cord of the artery severed on the bottom of the protruding piece. As the main vein is in the protruding lump of flesh I wasn't going to get it removed until it had either shrunk or died. The picture is after the first change and the spots of blood was encouraging as this is a good sign. The second wrap was also with honey and her leg is filling in beautifully. The mare was treated with Vam paste and Vitamin C and a course of Blood booster and a tetanus but no antibiotics (only if it was badly infected Id use such stuff). Initially the mare wouldn't put weight on her leg at all, so where she was in the lower part of the property was cold and frosty mornings which I think did her leg well being so cold as pain. The other thing I've done different is not lock her up to treat it and she was hobbling for a few days, but the the weight on the leg was fully in use in 4 days but what has been the biggest difference  the use of the leg is promoting the blood flow to the hoof, appears to be healing quicker, but the best part I can take off the bandage for the day for airing with no swelling rushing to the leg as it so often does, so I think her using it as often as she is, is a good thing. The paddock is about 2 acres. A bandage change is about is around $20, which over a few months can be very expensive.

TUBIGRIP a elasticated tubular stretch bandage which is bought for around $2.95per metre ( perfect size for a big horse ) at the chemist has also proven to be fantastic as this can be put over the hoof and pulled up over the wound and right up over the hock and doesn't slip off the hock at all. The hardest part is getting it over the hoof. This would have a huge use in the wound world as it is cheap, has firm pressure for the whole leg, moving is a lot less restricted, flies cant get in and just peel it down and throw away. I put a light gauze over the wound and pull the stocking over. The thickness is like a pair of socks. For smaller horses Tubigrip would have to be pulled up and then doubled back for a firmer hold. Tubigrip would also be great for putting over bandaging to keep it clean, keeping dirt out if they roll. It would have many uses. Update pics will be put up.

Note the bone in the first photo. This leg was initially dressed with honey, gauze and lots of padding followed by Elastoplasts. Note photo on right touching the hair. As the mare walks the pressure of the bandaging cuts into her wound as now with Tubigrip she is comfortable even in the canter two weeks after her injury. Injured on the 12th of July.

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New Idea

The drill for gelding!!!!!! Yes, another discovery a clever person made, now practiced in WA by competent veterinary surgeons. Going through all the normal procedures of gelding, but instead of cutting through the cord with a sharp blade the drill is applied to the cord and wrapped up with the motion of the drill and its job is to wiz around and going quite high until tearing. Tearing has a different healing reaction than severing or cutting which once done has the blood rushing to the injured area.  The picture on the right where the wrap of the cord  is visible. With the tearing the wound kicks into healing a lot quicker. This way the horse is up and moving and a lot less uncomfortable.

    When to geld? Everyone has different opinions when and why to geld. Older horses stand around a lot more and if not exercised then generally take awhile to recover with swelling, whereas a foal on his dam, preferably done around 4 to 6 weeks of age, as this is the time the testicles are both down, being the ideal time to geld.  As a young colt they are up and boring around and don't have time to feel sorry for themselves as they have a life to live and Mum to comfort them.

As the colt gets older one testicle might draw up and it will stay there until the lone testicle drops as a 18month or two year old or older. A lot of people geld with one testicle still up and incur a bigger gelding fee as the operation is a lot more involved than the normal gelding. Studies were done and found there isn't any difference by the time the horse finishes growing. The term cutting proud is also an old tale. Being on a property where stallions are, can turn the once calm old gelding into a neurotic mess thinking he's a stallion and doesn't quite get it. The geldings become preoccupied of what's happening in the paddocks with that squealing instead of listening to their owners wishes. Every stallions neigh becomes a threat and might pinch Bessy, the mare who lives next door! Fools.

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MSM  (methyl sulfonyl methane) MSM is a naturally occurring compound of bioavailable organic sulphur found in the tissue and fluids of humans and all living plants and animals. Sulphur, one of the principal elements found in the body, is a constituent of all proteins, and absolutely essential to man, animals, plants and micro organisms. MSM provides a means of providing this essential mineral in a readily absorbed form.  Without sulphur, which belongs to the same chemical group as oxygen , life as we know it could not exist because sulphur is essential for ;

Several years ago we sold two ponies, after they were unloaded and settled in their new paddocks the man who had bought them said, "well they will never be wormed again whilst on my farm!" I looked at him horrified and said but.......he said to me that all the sheep and cattle on the place are not wormed and the ponies wont be either as he said they will have access to copper and calcium and the whole property is chemical free. All the stock looked healthy. Curiosity gets me every time and just had to find out as much as possible. Then it was trialing it on my own horses and the agisters and nobody has died yet, as this seems to be a very real concern with some people feeding copper. I guess using it to clean up proud flesh is enough to put anyone off feeding it. I look at it as keeping the insides clean as well and worms do not like to live in a copper environment so that says to me I don't have to worm them with poisons, all makes sense. Years ago A friend of mine wormed her pony on the same day I wormed my pony we bought the same wormer and both ponies had swollen tongues and loosing saliva by the buckets, they had been poisoned. Many stories are told of fatal and chronic poisoning of the horses that have been wormed. It is just good to know there is alternatives available. It is also FATAL to dogs. *Copper Carbonate* is the copper that is highly toxic and must be avoided. We bought a thoroughbred  mare 1 year ago who was very lifeless in the coat, curly tail ends very lame and short with shelly feet and a abscess, and a chewed off tail. Now a year later and on her copper/calcium, has a beautiful coat for a horse in a winter coat and no curly hairs on her tail by being fed all her proper Vitamins and trace minerals, copper/calcium. She has not been wormed for a year. As wrong as it sounds the proof is in the pudding so to speak. Do an egg count every six months to keep watch for a year or two or until you are satisfied the requirements have been met.

 Picture of mare on arrival, tail bushy on top, coat standing up. Badly lacking Vit/minerals/wormy      One year later, no worming, mid winter and just given birth, the tail has not only grown but very healthy

All information is given freely and the Author will not be held responsible for your judgment of error. article clip from RP WS