Gut Health and Colic Prevention – Course Resources
Portal Resources:
Welcome to the Horse Portal! (Sept 19 Updated)
Recommended Books:
King, Christine. 1999. Preventing Colic in Horses, edited by Anthony Blikslager. 1st ed. North Carolina, USA:Paper Horse.
Frape, David. 2010. Equine Nutrition and Feeding. 4th ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
References: Colic Risk Rater
Colic Risk Rater References (list of research papers used to develop the colic risk rater questionnaire and calculator)
Colic Epidemiology (thehorse.com)
Equine Anatomy
Learning Activities:
Readings:
- Equine Anatomy & Digestion
- Digestive Capacity and Function
- Tour the Digestive Tract of the Horse
- The Equine Digestive Tract and How it Relates (the horse.com)
- Food Factory – The Equine Digestive Tract (the horse.com)
Videos:
Readings:
Housing/Turnout
Readings:
- Are stabled horses more prone to Colic? (horse.com)
- Sand Colic: Risk Factors, Detection and Prevention (Article kindly provided by Utah State University)
Video:
- How to tell if your horse ingested too much sand (horse.com)
Activity Level
Readings:
- Gastric Ulcers
- Impact of Stress (thehorse.com)
Forage
Readings:
- Dust and Mould in Equine Forage
- Hay Selection for Horses (Article kindly provided by Kentucky Equine Research)
- Visual Hay Assessment
- Weighing Forage
- Estimating your Horse’s Weight
- Horse Weight Calculator (horse.com)
- Plant Growth and Development
- Forage Substitute for Horses
- Feeding to Prevent Colic (the horse.com)
Video:
- Measure Your Horse’s Weight (horse.com)
Water
Readings:
Concentrates
Readings:
- Effect of large carbohydrate meals on the large intestine
- Calculation of Forage %
- Does your horse need a low carb diet?
Dental Health
Readings:
Video:
- Dentistry in Horses (thehorse.com)
- The Tale of the Teeth:
Parasite Prevention
Readings:
Horse-Related Risk Factors
Readings:
- Horse Breeds at Higher Risk of Colic (thehorse.com)
- Colic in Broodmares – Special Considerations (thehorse.com)
- Why the Miniature horse is prone to colic (thehorse.com)
- The Aging Horse (thehorse.com)
Colic Signs
Readings:
- Signs that your horse may be suffering from Colic
- Colic: Minimizing its Incidence and Impact in your Horse (AAEP)
Colic Animations
Horse Health Check
What do you do if your horse has colic?
Readings
Video:
- Preparing for Colic (thehorse.com)