All aspects of caring for performance horses
Veterinarians can guide horse owners in choosing supplements by assessing diet first, identifying the horse’s needs, and then recommending evidence-based ingredients.
Giving horses sufficient time to recover from athletic events could help them avoid acute injury and long-term health problems. Read more in The Horse‘s Older Horse 2025 issue.
One expert explains why poor riding or ill-fitting equipment is more likely to cause back pain than one discipline alone.
Use SMART supplementation strategies and the ACCLAIM system to find a quality product.
Scientists are studying the safety, efficacy, mechanisms of action, and pharmacokinetics of equine nutritional supplements.
Your horse needs essential nutrients from the diet to stay healthy. An equine nutritionist explains how to meet those needs through proper feeding.
Listen to this Ask TheHorse Live podcast to hear an equine surgeon answer questions about young horse joint care. Sponsored by Dechra.
During the 2024 AAEP Kester News Hour experts shared new research on equine genetics, atrial fibrillation detection, neck pain, and updated EHV guidelines.
Do we underestimate the impact of ill-fitting tack on our horses? Learn how to recognize and address saddle fit problems.
They found riding horses behind the vertical can contribute to stress, pain, and other problems that affect welfare in horses.
Alternative joint injections to corticosteroids can keep horses comfortable and offer a chance at healing rather than simply masking pain.
Respiratory viruses affect more horses than you might think, raising important questions for veterinarians and owners about diagnosis, management, and performance.
Read about how veterinarians incorporate therapies such as acupuncture and PEMF to help your horse feel his best.
Address the condition’s primary, predisposing, and perpetuating causative factors for a successful outcome.
Do you have a horse with flaky skin and a dry mane and tail? The right feed might help.
In this episode we discuss osteoarthritis in horses with Dr. Kara Brown and how early diagnosis and regenerative therapies can improve equine joint health and performance.
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