Hot weather horse management keys on hydration, smart scheduling and maximizing breezes.
The term colic essentially means abdominal pain, there are four main types: Impaction, Spasmodic, Tympanitic (gas) and Sand colic, episodes of which can range from very mild to life threatening. For the purpose of this article we will be focusing on how feeding forage can affect the risk for all types of colic.
"Get nosy," advises veterinarian Dr. Wren Burnley.