N\u00fa eru margir hestar n\u00fdkomnir \u00e1 h\u00fas og sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 komast \u00ed \u00fej\u00e1lfun. Ekki er \u00f3algengt a\u00f0 upp komi \u00fdmis vandam\u00e1l \u00feegar f\u00f3lk fer a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fat og stundum er erfitt a\u00f0 finna \u00fat hva\u00f0 er n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega a\u00f0. F\u00f3lk talar stundum um a\u00f0 allt \u00ed einu s\u00e9 hesturinn or\u00f0inn st\u00edfari \u00e1 annan tauminn, e\u00f0a kannski bregst hann illa vi\u00f0 \u00feegar hnakkur er lag\u00f0ur \u00e1 hann svo eitthva\u00f0 s\u00e9 nefnt.<\/p>\n
Au\u00f0ur Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir hestanuddari og -sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfari segir a\u00f0 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0urnar fyrir vandam\u00e1lum hj\u00e1 hestum geti veri\u00f0 margar og oft er ekki um eitt vandam\u00e1l a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a heldur samspil nokkurra \u00fe\u00e1tta. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00ed raun algengt a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 hrj\u00e1i hestana okkar.<\/p>\n
Algengt er a\u00f0 hestar eru ekki tilb\u00fanir l\u00edkamlega til a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6ma \u00fea\u00f0 sem knapinn bi\u00f0ur um. Hann er \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0ur umfram getu. Oft eru unghestar \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0ir of hratt og \u00feeim er ekki gefinn n\u00f3gu mikill t\u00edmi \u00ed a\u00f0 styrkja r\u00e9ttu v\u00f6\u00f0vah\u00f3pana til \u00feess a\u00f0 n\u00e1 a\u00f0 vera \u00ed svok\u00f6llu\u00f0um bur\u00f0i, til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 jafnv\u00e6gi vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 bera sj\u00e1lfan sig og knapann. Ekki m\u00e1 gleyma \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hestar eru ekki fullvaxnir fyrr en \u00feeir eru 6 vetra gamlir. Aflei\u00f0ingarnar geta or\u00f0i\u00f0 miki\u00f0 \u00e1lag \u00e1 v\u00f6\u00f0vana og \u00fea\u00f0 getur leitt til eymsla og skertrar getu v\u00f6\u00f0vanna til a\u00f0 byggja sig upp. Hesturinn reynir a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta upp \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e1 vantar me\u00f0 breyttri l\u00edkamsst\u00f6\u00f0u og notar v\u00f6\u00f0va sem ekki eru til \u00feess ger\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00feola \u00e1lagi\u00f0.<\/p>\n
\u00d6nnur algeng \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a er s\u00fa a\u00f0 hnakkurinn passar ekki hestinum. Hann getur passa\u00f0 illa, seti\u00f0 illa, veri\u00f0 of langur, lag\u00f0ur \u00e1 of aftarlega e\u00f0a of framarlega. \u00deetta lei\u00f0ir oft til \u00feess a\u00f0 hesturinn reynir a\u00f0 v\u00edkja undan \u00fer\u00fdstingi fr\u00e1 hnakknum sem veldur eymslum. \u00dea\u00f0 lei\u00f0ir aftur til \u00feess a\u00f0 hesturinn venur sig \u00e1 sl\u00e6ma l\u00edkamsbeitingu sem veldur \u00e1lagi \u00e1 v\u00f6\u00f0va, li\u00f0am\u00f3t, sinar og li\u00f0b\u00f6nd.<\/p>\n
Rei\u00f0ma\u00f0urinn sj\u00e1lfur hefur gr\u00ed\u00f0arleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 heilbrig\u00f0i hestsins og segir Au\u00f0ur a\u00f0 meira \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 tala um l\u00edkamsbeitingu knapans. Rei\u00f0ma\u00f0urinn \u00fearf a\u00f0 spyrja sig hvort hann s\u00e9 sj\u00e1lfur \u00ed jafnv\u00e6gi. \u00deetta getur haft meiri \u00e1hrif \u00e1 hestinn en \u00feungur knapi sem er \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u jafnv\u00e6gi. Ef f\u00f3lk situr skakkt \u00e1 hesti, t.d. vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 sj\u00e1lft vi\u00f0 sto\u00f0kerfisvanda a\u00f0 str\u00ed\u00f0a, getur \u00fea\u00f0 haft \u00e1hrif \u00e1 hvernig v\u00f6\u00f0var hestanna \u00feeirra \u00fer\u00f3ast. Hestarnir reyna alltaf a\u00f0 stilla okkur af og \u00fea\u00f0 getur komi\u00f0 \u00feeim illa og sumir enda me\u00f0 st\u00e6rri v\u00f6\u00f0va \u00e1 annarri hli\u00f0inni sem d\u00e6mi. \u00dev\u00ed er nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 meta hestinn og knapann sem eina heild.<\/p>\n
Einhli\u00f0a \u00fej\u00e1lfun getur leitt til endurtekins \u00e1lags \u00e1 v\u00f6\u00f0va sem ef til vill eru ekki tilb\u00fanir e\u00f0a til \u00feess ger\u00f0ir a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 sl\u00edku \u00e1lagi sem einnig getur leitt til of mikils \u00e1lags \u00e1 li\u00f0am\u00f3t, sinar og li\u00f0b\u00f6nd.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 hefur byggingarlag hestsins sj\u00e1lfs miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja. Hestar sem eru me\u00f0 langt bak e\u00f0a h\u00e6rri \u00e1 lend en her\u00f0ar gl\u00edma oft vi\u00f0 vandam\u00e1l. \u00deetta hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 hvernig \u00feeir \u00feroskast og \u00feessir hestar hafa meira fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 t\u00f6lta og uppfylla \u00f3skir knapans.<\/p>\n
H\u00f3faheilsa og j\u00e1rningar hafa miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja. J\u00e1rningin \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 lagi\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00f3fnum og f\u00f3tast\u00f6\u00f0u. \u00dea\u00f0 er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 huga a\u00f0 \u00feessu og varasamt a\u00f0 fikta miki\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00f3falaginu og f\u00f3tast\u00f6\u00f0unni.<\/p>\n
Ekki m\u00e1 gleyma tannheilsu hrossa. H\u00fan getur haft afgerandi \u00e1hrif \u00e1 l\u00edkamsbeitingu hestsins og l\u00ed\u00f0an.<\/p>\n
N\u00e6ring hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 v\u00f6\u00f0vav\u00f6xt og beinv\u00f6xt. Unghestur sem hefur ekki fengi\u00f0 gott hey \u00ed uppeldinu er illa b\u00fainn undir a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 tamningu og \u00fej\u00e1lfun. Meltingin \u00fearf a\u00f0 vera \u00ed lagi. \u00cd fullkomnum heimi segir Au\u00f0ur a\u00f0 allir t\u00e6kju bl\u00f3\u00f0prufu af hestum s\u00ednum. \u00dea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti breytt miklu. Skortur \u00e1 B- og D-v\u00edtam\u00edni hefur b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1hrif \u00e1 uppbyggingu beina og ge\u00f0slag. Oft eru \u00feetta l\u00edtil atri\u00f0i sem au\u00f0velt er a\u00f0 laga en breyta mj\u00f6g miklu. Best v\u00e6ri ef hestaeigendur t\u00e6kju b\u00e6\u00f0i bl\u00f3\u00f0prufu af hestinum og sendu heys\u00fdni til efnagreiningar. \u00deannig er au\u00f0veldara a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna f\u00f3\u00f0runinni eftir \u00fe\u00f6rfum hvers hests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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