During the fall transitional season, horses may experience friskiness, allergies, and irritability due to the changing weather. These changes could cause frustration if you are traveling to shows, need your horses for farm work, or are teaching a new rider the ropes of horseback riding. Changing horses’ diets, providing supplements, and limiting confinement can help keep your horses from panicking during the fall season, keeping them calm and cool no matter the environment. OralX offers calm and cool pellets, vitamins, and other liquids for horses to help them improve their behaviors, limit illness, and absorb essential nutrients.
Common Fall Allergies In Horses
Horses can experience similar allergies to humans that happen around the fall season. As the seasons change, there are new particles and dead debris that are floating around in the air, which often leads to respiratory irritation. These allergic reactions can cause discomfort, affect the horse’s overall health, and lower performance due to labored breathing.
Asthma is a common problem during the fall season for horses. Research shows that horses can be allergic to hay dust that comes from the grass or hay from their feed as we transition from summer to fall. Higher dust levels and allergic reactions can cause horses to be frisky or irritated due to discomfort. Asthma and allergies can lead to labored breathing, coughing, and shortness of breath.
With more debris in the air, skin irritation and developing hives or irritation bumps are common in horses. Fall allergies that lead to hives could cause redness, dryness, and flaking, leading to long-term damage to your horse’s skin and coat. It is important to provide relief and treatment to these bumps as soon as possible to prevent further complications.
Respiratory issues like coughing and wheezing are also common during the fall transition season. Even if your horse doesn’t have asthma, they can experience wheezing or coughing just during transitional seasons. Managing your horses’ allergies with professional help will allow them to remain healthy and perform well, no matter the environment.
When horses are dealing with allergies, they can become stressed and irritated easily. Our Calm & Cool supplement can help calm your horses before a performance or hard work day, especially if they are struggling with allergies.
Managing Irritability, Restlessness, And More
When horses are kept in stalls or are getting less exercise during the fall season, they can become irritable and restless. This restlessness can cause them to act out during travel or performance. Transitioning into winter also comes with cooler temperatures, which means that horses are less active, having pent-up energy that can lead to stress, behavior problems, or irritability with other horses.
Changes in routine can lead to illness, irritability, and worsened allergies in horses. Fall and winter can lead to mental strain for horses when they are not out training and riding. If your horse is experiencing restlessness, it can be helpful to change up their daily routine or diet. Whether you provide more companionship, provide stall mirrors, reduce starches in their diet, or change up their environment often. Providing supplements, a whole foods diet, and ways to combat boredom will help prevent frisky horses during the fall.
Combate Boredom
Boredom is a major stressor for horses during the fall and winter seasons, so providing horses with some entertainment during stall confinement can help prevent irritability. Ball feeders, treat balls, or toys can help keep your horse entertained during long and cold days. Enriching activities can help your horse get a little bit of exercise and support their foraging behavior.
More About OralX Products
Many of our supplements and vitamins can help improve the health and behavior of your horse. OralX provides products that help your animals achieve peak performance and optimal health. Our company has been providing high-quality products for over 40 years, helping dogs, cows, horses, and pigs to perform at their best. If you have struggled with frisky horses in the past, getting supplements and Calm & Cool pellets can help prepare you for the upcoming season.
Whether you are headed to a show, county fair, or just out on your farm, your companions will feel and look their best when using products from OralX. Learn more about all of our products by visiting our website or reaching out to our experts.
