Preventing Stomach Pain in Horses Abdominal pain, also known as “colic” in
Signs of colic
their head to their abdominal area where
horses, has always been a common and un-
Abdominal pain in horses can be easily de-
the pain is present. In severe cases of ab-
favorable issue in horse barns. Severe colic
tected as your horse will let you know that
dominal pain, the horse can dangerously
episodes may sometimes cause destructive
something is wrong. The most common
injure itself by excessive rolling on the
symptoms and lead to the death of the horse.
signs of colic in horses include depression,
ground. They may bump into some objects,
Usually, colic refers to a digestive illness, but
the continuous urge to roll on the ground,
causing some wounds and other injuries.
nowadays, the term colic has a broader mean-
stomping the ground, and making weird
ing and can describe any abdominal discom-
postures. These signs are the horse’s way to
Forms of colic
fort experienced by the horse. This can in-
relieve the pain. You may also notice that
The causes and types of colic are vast in
clude various disorders in the abdominal area
your horse has the urge to defecate but is
horses, several internal and external factors
and cause discomfort and pain to the horse.
unable to, and you may see that they turn
can cause this pain, and these include:
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