Factsheets
Please click on the links below for factsheets or further information on:
- Acupuncture Factsheet
- Artificial insemination
- Biosecurity factsheet competitions
- Pre-breeding examination Factsheet
- Euthanasia Factsheet
- An Owners Guide to Euthanasia
- Equitait Gastroscopy Clinic Advice for Owners
- Gastric Ulcers
- Anaesthesia Factsheet (produced by Dechra*);
- grass sickness (from the Equine Grass Sickness Fund*);
- Lameness Factsheet (information on diagnosing lameness. Produced by Dechra*);
- Laminitis (from Lets Talk About Laminitis);
- Laser Surgery and What to Expect
- Microchipping Factsheet(produced by Dechra*);
- An Owners Guide to Mudfever
- Equitait – New born foal care
- pain (this covers conditions such as proximal suspensory desmitis, osteoarthritis and tendonitis together with the use of ‘bute’ (phenylbutazone) and other treatment modialities. Produced by Dechra*);
- An Owners Guide To Joint Injections in Horses
- ragwort (from World Horse Welfare – previously the ILPH);
- Sarcoids
- Sedating Factsheet (produced by Dechra*);
- Wound Management (produced by Dechra*)
- Cushings Disease (produced by Boehringer Ingleheim)
- Cushings Factsheet– Equitait Factsheet: what you need to know
- Equitait Owners Guide to Strangles– Equitait Factsheet: An Owner’s Guide
- An Owners Guide to Calculating Equine Weight and Condition
- An Owners Guide to Equine Weight Loss
- Herpes Factsheet
- Pinworm Factsheet Equitait
- Strangles Strep Equi Test
- Endoscopic guttural pouch
- Equitait factsheet EMS
- Heat Stress and Dehydration
- Equitait Lice Facsheet
- Chorioptic Mange Factsheet
- Equine insurance factsheet
- Regumate – an owners guide
- Sweet Itch factsheet
- Aloe Vera Factsheet
- Worming – Wise worming / worm control
- Worming – Small red worm blood test
- Worming – Equisal tape worm saliva test
* Dechra is the manufacturer of Equipalazone and Merial is the manufacturer of Gastroguard.
One of the failings of the internet is that there is very little quality control on the information that is published, increasing the need for verification and assessment of the validity of the information available. So, as well as trying to present a balanced view, we will give details of the sources of our information, making it easier for anyone wishing to further research these areas and also enabling you to confirm that our sources are reputable.
You are the guardian of your horse and as such are commonly faced with difficult decisions. A positive aspect of the equine community is that everyone generally has an opinion. This, however, means that you frequently have to work out which opinion is the best for you and your horse. There isn’t always a right answer when searching for advice and equine science still has many answers to find but through science and research many questions are being answered.
Our factsheets provide you with general information on conditions as well as some specific guidance on aspects of treatment and their management.
All scientific updates and fact sheets have been produced by Equitait unless otherwise stated. The information contained on this website is (unless credited as being from another source) the opinion solely of the authors based on their experiences and learning – no liability is accepted in either instance. Some of the information described may be contentious and there may be some areas of considerable disagreement between individual veterinary surgeons, research workers and horse owners. Many vets will have their own opinions based upon their own experiences and as would be the case in all biological systems there is bound to be variation in the case types presented to different veterinarians.
