First of all, it’s important to realize that every horse is an individual, not just itself, but also an individual within the herd, with different owners and with different situations. This means that what may be horse problems with one situation may be a natural reaction in another.

If your horse is having startling or spooking problems, and is throwing you off at every dead end corner, you need to think about what happened in its past before you start thinking it’s just being silly. In the past, the horse may have spooked due to a wild animal chasing it, and it saved the horses life. This is one example of instincts.

One does not have to be a veterinarian to have a basic understanding of horse health. Simply knowing the fundamentals of what adds to an equines’ general well-being can help owners enhance the lives and health of their horses. Here are some things to look for and some preventative measures you can take to provide that enhancement.

Vaccinations are very important and staying on top of their schedule is a top priority. At five months old, foals should be given a number of vaccines with booster shots administered about one month later. Two main concerns are equine herpes and influenza.

Good horse health is important to the well-being of the animal. Horses can have sprains, soreness, and may become ill just like humans. A good indicator of a horse that is not feeling well is his mood. His normal pleasant disposition may be replaced with a grumpy frame of mind. Obviously, a happy horse is also a healthy horse.

A happy horse is one that has had the right attention given to it’s health. Proper horse care is a very important matter. There are a few things that should be done regularly to make sure that a horse is happy, and healthy.

The first, and most important thing to think about is veterinary care. Horses have special vets. Stables keep a list of trusted vets that are available to them. It is a good idea to get the name of a vet so that one can be called in case of emergency.

People use nutritional supplements for horses for the same reason they use nutritional supplements for themselves: because they work. Many equine nutrition products sold are the same type of nutrients that humans use everyday. For horse supplements to be beneficial, the following rules of thumb must be applied:

1. You must use the correct horse supplement for the horse health concern you have

2. The horse supplement needs to contain plenty of real active ingredients not just fillers

3. The nutritional supplement needs to have enough active ingredients per serving for it to be effective