How to Recognize Equine Pasture Asthma
Learn more about this respiratory disease and how it affects adult horses housed on pasture in hot, humid climates.
Ultrasonography’s Role in Equine Lameness Cases
Learn how veterinarians use ultrasound to diagnose, treat, and monitor musculoskeletal injuries in horses.
Front Foot Lameness in Horses: Don’t Forget the Exam
Owner-provided information and a thorough lameness examination can help veterinarians start meaningful investigations into front foot lamenesses.
Suppressing Undesirable Behavior in Mares
If a mare’s behavior issues are related to her reproductive cycles, suppressing estrus might help.
Equine Tendon Injuries: Reducing the Strain
Learn how to recognize a tendon injury and what you and your veterinarian can do to treat it.
Testing Horses for PPID: Challenges of Interpretation
Many factors—most importantly, season—can influence which PPID test your veterinarian performs and how he or she interprets it.
What Are Sidebone and Ringbone in Horses?
Learn about two different and unrelated processes that present as firm swellings in the horse’s pastern region.
Sand Colic in Horses: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Sand accumulation in the horse’s gut can lead to obstructions, irritation, and signs of colic, weight loss, and diarrhea. Read more in the Spring 2023 issue of The Horse.
Understanding Proud Flesh
Learn about the wound healing process and how to prevent and manage proud flesh.
The Impending Equine Health Care Crisis
The supply of equine veterinarians is diminishing rapidly. How can horse owners help?
Vaccinating Horses: What, When, and Why?
Regular, strategic vaccination is a safe, effective method to greatly minimize the chances of deadly diseases impacting your herd.
Geriatric Colic Surgery: Factors to Consider
When faced with the decision of whether or not to send your senior horse into colic surgery, consider these factors.
Types of Equine Respiratory Disease
Learn more about equine asthma, acute respiratory infections, and shipping fever in horses.
What Owners Need to Know About Equine Euthanasia
Learn about the AAEP’s euthanasia guidelines and how to cope with the loss of an equine partner.
Identifying Foal Rejection
Foal rejection can jeopardize the foal’s health—and even life—due to failure of passive transfer of immunity or severe injury.
Suspensory Ligament Branch Injuries
Read about the significance and prevalence of these injuries and how veterinarians diagnose them.
