Equine Emergency Aid LLC

11/09/2025

Learning to ride takes time, as does horsemanship. Learning to trim your own horse can be accomplished, not for a career but to be knowledgeable!!!!!

No prior hoof trimming experience - yet they transformed these hooves 💪

These before-and-after cadaver hooves were trimmed by owners - most had never even picked up trimming tools before! 👀

We’re not turning them into pros in just 3 days… but we are teaching them how to read a balanced foot - and that is how we change the world.

Florida, you smashed it! 🐴💥🇺🇸



HM.

If you learn true balance, you’ll keep your horse safe forever - find out how 👉 The Phoenix Way: Path 2 Hoof Health

11/09/2025

11/09/2025

Teeth are so important!!! Non sedation and hand floats….do it right!

EQUINE DENTISTRY….. THE SAD REALITY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HORSES GLOBALLY…FROM EQUINE DENTAL PRACTICES .pictured here

SO WHATS WRONG WITH WHAT WAS DONE.. EVERYTHING…

THATS WHY THIS HORSE ENDED UP DEAD ON THE DISSECTION TABLE….

IT IS TIME FOR BETTER EDUCATION..Especially for the horse owners so you can make sure this does not happen to your horse!

This photo (copyright) is from one of our Equine CranioSacral Workshops ECD One Day Equine Cranial Dissection Workshops - dissected by Maureen Rogers, Founder and was one out of five heads dissected…

NOT ONE HORSE ON THE PLANET IS BORN WITH TEETH LIKE THIS…

THIS IS DAMAGE FROM HUMANS…

AND IS AFFECTING HORSES IN MORE WAYS THAN IS BEING ACKNOWLEDGED OR TALKED ABOUT….

TIME-FOR SOME SERIOUS CHAMGE…THEIR LIVES DEPEND ON IT!

11/06/2025

We cover bio security in our advanced class

‼️ALERT: Vesicular Stomatitis Virus**

🦠 As of October 31, 2025, Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) has been diagnosed in Arizona. More states may have detections in the coming weeks to months. The detection of VSV in the US triggers emergency import regulations in New York State and others.

🦠 Vesicular stomatitis is a contagious disease of livestock, mainly affecting horses and cattle. Occasionally, this disease can infect swine, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, and even people. It is primarily transmitted by biting flies and midges. The disease causes blister-like sores, among other side effects.

🦠 Clinical signs appear 2 to 8 days after exposure:
🤤 Drooling or frothing at the mouth
👄 Blister-like lesions can form around
the mouth, nose, sheath, udder, ears,
and coronary bands.
🌡️ Fever (temperature > 101.5°F)
🥕 Reluctance to eat

☣️The Importance of BIOSECURITY!
Isolating new horses before introducing them to your herd.
🦟 Controlling insects on your property
with fly traps, sprays, and clean horse
pens.
🤒 Separating sick horses from healthy
horses on your property.
🧤 Handling healthy animals before sick
animals.
🧼 Washing and disinfecting your hands
and boots after working with sick
animals. If possible, change and wash
your clothes as well.

🛻 The Bottom Line:
ALL interstate travel (both TO and FROM New York) needs to be accompanied by a CVI certificate from an accredited veterinarian - should your horse need to travel interstate, PLEASE discuss this with your veterinarian.

🦠 VSV can move quickly, and animals may not be able to promptly return to New York if it is determined that they are within 10 miles of an affected animal. It is important to carefully weigh the risks and benefits of sending horses to VSV-affected states, and contingency plans should be made in case of a positive detection in a state that they have traveled to.

🔗 To continue to monitor any changes and restrictions in import and exporting your horse: https://agriculture.ny.gov/animals/animal-import-export

📸: Dr. Mary Kenne Lott giving a thumbs up from isolation.

11/01/2025

10/27/2025

A horse's full intestines can weigh over 100 pounds (45 kg), with the large intestine alone potentially accounting for that entire weight when full of feed.

The total weight depends on the horse's size and what it has recently consumed.
Key components of the equine digestive tract include:
Total capacity: The entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a fed, mature horse can hold nearly 50 gallons (190 liters) of fluid and feed.
Hindgut weight: The hindgut (cecum and colon) accounts for approximately 64% of the empty weight of the GI tract. This is the area where fiber fermentation occurs.
Large intestine capacity: The large intestine is a significant contributor to the total weight of the full intestines.
It can hold 80 liters (21 gallons) or more of food and water.
When filled with feed, it can weigh up to 100 pounds (45 kg).
Cecum capacity: The cecum, a comma-shaped organ on the right side of the abdomen, can hold up to 30 liters (about 8 gallons) of food and water.

Another thing to consider in our horses is that the small intestines is suspended via the mesentry to the vertebral column of the lumbar. The lumbar is one of the last places to mature in horses and is susceptible to problems. Lumbar pain is a common site of dysfunction in horses I see for several reasons…..that is another post!

Below is just the intestinal tract from a 15hh horse, in a dissection it takes 4 people to comfortably carry this all out on a tarpaulin.

Below is a link to whole collection of videos on the intestinal tract.

https://www.patreon.com/collection/1804697t

10/04/2025

“Learn Once, Save for a Lifetime”

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Ever called the vet for something that turned out to be minor? 💸
We’ve all been there — a small cut, a swelling, a mystery lump — and a bill that makes your eyes water.

Our Equine First Aid & Horsemanship Foundations Course teaches you how to handle it first with confidence and skill.
It’s called “foundational,” but make no mistake — it’s way beyond basic

10/02/2025

REMINDER Sky Lanterns are ILLEGAL IN MAINE and should be illegal everywhere! But aside from that and the fires they can start, when they land on livestock its not pretty at all 🙁
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09/25/2025

🐴 MENTAL DEFICITS IN HORSES
A topic I have not yet encountered in the equestrian world, yet I believe it is extremely important to talk about.

In human society, we have defined a wide spectrum of cognitive and intellectual disorders—reduced intelligence, attention disorders, or learning difficulties. We understand that individuals with such diagnoses face certain limitations and (ideally) we adapt to their abilities and provide support.

For some mysterious reason, however, we tend to assume that every horse is born fully functional and ready to perform for humans. In my therapeutic practice, I have worked with horses who showed signs of various mental or cognitive deficits. I have met horses I would certainly place somewhere on the autistic spectrum, as well as horses that displayed clear signs of intellectual disability.

These horses are not to blame for their condition. They are not capable of performing at the same level as their healthy peers. They may struggle with focus, attention, and learning, have difficulties forming social bonds with horses or humans, or be emotionally unstable and unpredictable. This does not mean they are “bad.” They are simply different.

Owners of such horses are often under extreme pressure from their surroundings. They are criticized for not training or disciplining their horse properly, they move from trainer to trainer, trying every possible approach and level of pressure to make the horse behave “normally.” But such a horse will never be “normal.” The only way forward is to accept this reality and offer support.

💡 Not every horse with unusual behavior necessarily suffers from a congenital mental deficit. Cognitive function can also be influenced by:

👉 Aging – degenerative changes in the brain or nervous system
👉 Chronic pain / physical discomfort – pain can take up attention and reduce focus
👉 Neurological disorders – infections or degenerative diseases of the central nervous system
👉 Metabolic disorders – diabetes, Cushing’s syndrome, or hormonal changes affecting the brain
👉 Lack of stimulation – horses kept long-term without proper enrichment
👉 Stress / anxiety / depression – psychological factors that slow reactions and reduce concentration

❓What can we do? Let’s talk about it! Let’s explore and study it. Let’s support such horses and their owners instead of blaming or shaming them. Every horse has its place in this world—though it might not be the one we imagined for ourselves.

K.

09/19/2025

🐴✨ **Fun Fact Friday!** ✨🐴
Did you know that not all horses see the world the same way? 👀

Horses with different head shapes actually *see differently*! This is because the density of their retinal ganglion cells—the nerve cells that send visual information from the eye to the brain—varies. In simpler terms, a horse’s unique head shape can affect how sharp their vision is and what parts of their environment they focus on most.

So the next time you look at your horse’s profile, remember—they might be seeing the world just a little differently than their barn buddies! 🌎💫