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Summer is a fun time for both humans and horses, but there are certain health hazards that accompany the season. Keep your horse healthy and safe by purchasing an automatic horse waterer and following these tips.
Use Sun Protection
Your horse’s areas of exposed skin, particularly on the nose, are easily sunburned. Sunburn can be prevented by using zinc oxide or other sun protection. Make sure your horse can seek shade on sunny days, whether from trees or manmade structures.
Avoid Weight Gain
Horses can become overweight for a variety of reasons, including by eating sugary grasses that flourish in summer. Night grazing can help reduce this problem, as grasses contain lower amounts of sugar late at night. Weigh your horse’s hay to make sure you’re not overfeeding and contact your vet if you are concerned about your horse’s weight.
Keep Up with Seasonal Vaccinations
Insects can carry harmful diseases, particularly in the summer, which can be dangerous to your horse. Be sure to keep your horse’s vaccinations up to date and schedule regular dental exams and dewormings. Ask your vet what is recommended in your area.
Minimize Discomfort
Bugs and dry air can cause your horse to feel itchy in the summer. Treat your horse to cooling leg baths or use a fly blanket if there are lots of pesky bugs. Make sure your horse has a companion so they can swat flies off each other.
Avoid Heat Stroke
One of the biggest risks for horses in the summer is heat stroke. Keep your horse’s space well-ventilated, provide shade, and make sure there is an ample supply of fresh, cool, and clean water.
Keep your horse hydrated this summer with a Bar-Bar-A automatic horse and livestock drinker. Our uniquely designed troughs keep water from standing still and collecting grit or algae. Call us today to learn more at (888) 833-9821!
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Equine respiratory allergies are painful, and sometimes deadly, afflictions. Find out how to spot the many forms of these conditions and which horses are more at risk by exploring the links below. To provide your horse with clean, fresh water from an automatic horse waterer, call Bar-Bar-A at (888) 833-9821.
- Automatic waterers offer a great way to discourage mosquitoes and protect livestock and horses. Learn why it’s important to protect yourself and your animals from mosquito-borne illnesses like eastern equine encephalitis.
- Learn about the painful effects of equine respiratory allergies and one mare’s experience with the condition. This article from EQUUS has this feature story.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a respiratory condition that can affect most breeds and ages of horses. Learn more about this disease by checking out the link.
- Learn how a horse’s systems overreact to allergens with information courtesy of The Equine Chronicle. This article has comprehensive information on the topic.
- Heaves, also known as recurrent airway obstruction, is a disease that obstructs a horse’s airways and commonly afflicts older animals. Check out this information from the University of Kentucky for valuable information.
Last updated 14 days ago
You can improve the health and population of the wild game living on your hunting grounds with a wild game waterer. These waterers only disperse fresh water when it’s needed, without electricity.
Provides Fresh Water to Game
Unlike standing water tanks, wild game waterers don’t collect algae or disease-carrying mosquito eggs, freeze in the winter, or get hot in the summer. The bowl fills with water when the animal depresses a paddle. When the animal is done drinking, the remaining water goes back into the ground tank.
Mimics Natural Water Flow
Because game animals are used to drinking from streams and rivers, they prefer flowing water. The water in wild game waterers is never standing. It’s either filling or draining, providing a familiar drinking motion for game animals.
Supports Buffalo and Deer
Buffalo and deer have little problem becoming accustomed to the wild game waterer. If animals do need additional help, however, the deer water trough can be set to training mode to temporarily stop the drainage function. The water will then sit in the bowl for the doe or buck to smell. In doing so, the deer will push the paddle and become accustomed to how the waterer works. Afterward, you simply set it back to draining mode.
Doesn’t Require Electricity
Because its design prevents the water from ever freezing, the wild game waterer doesn’t need to use electricity to heat the water during the winter. Wild game animals notice this difference because they’re sensitive to electrical currents, much more so than humans.
Needs Less Upkeep
Another convenience of the wild game waterer is that it waters itself automatically, instead of requiring major human intervention and everyday maintenance of its water reserve.
Bar-Bar-A’s founder, Frank Frodsham, invented the non-electric waterer 25 years ago, which has been serving satisfied animal owners for decades. Today, Bar-Bar-A specializes in state-of-the-art automatic horse waterers. Not only are they gret for horses, but they’re also good for livestock and wild game. Call us today at (888) 833-9821 for more information.
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Several factors should be monitored in order to assess the wellbeing of your horses. Thanks to a clever smartphone app, keeping up on these vital signs and veterinarian appointments is easier than ever.
The Horse Keeper app for iOS devices lets you create a database of your horse’s weight, health history, breed, parentage, and other details. With a contact list of your horses’ veterinarians, dentists, and trainers, which also links to your device’s email application, this app is invaluable for people who truly care about the health of their horses.
Not only can this smartphone app help keep your horse healthy and strong, but an automatic horse waterer can also contribute to a full, healthy life for your horse. For information on how an automatic horse waterer can give your horse access to fresh water 24/7, call Bar-Bar-A at (888) 833-9821.
