TheHorse.com’s 10 Most-Read Articles in 2025
- Topics: Colic, Horse Care, Nutrition

What horse owners read most in 2025 tells us the questions and care priorities that mattered last year. From tools like the mare gestation calculator to deep-dive guides on managing colic or decoding nasal discharge, the most-clicked content reflects what owners and equine professionals want to know about keeping their horses healthy and thriving. Whether you’re revisiting 2025’s most impactful posts or catching up on what you missed, here’s a look at the articles, tools, and resources that captured our readers’ attention.
1. Mare Gestation Calculator
Are you wondering when your pregnant mare will foal? Use our Mare Gestation Calculator to find out!
2. The Nose Knows: What Equine Nasal Discharge Tells Us
Any nasal drainage can be an important indicator of a horse’s health and can even herald an emergency. Learn about 6 snotty nose scenarios and possible causes.
3. Dealing With Equine Colic: Here Are 33 Do’s and Don’ts
Do you know what to do–and just as importantly, what not to do–if your horse displays vague, mild, or serious signs of what might be colic? Your answer could save your horse’s life. Sponsored by Kentucky Performance Products.
4. Adult Horse Weight Calculator
The most accurate way to determine a horse’s weight is by weighing him on a scale. However, you can estimate a horse’s weight (to calculate proper amounts of feed, dewormer, etc.) by using body measurements. Weight tapes use a horse’s heart girth measurement alone, but using body length plus heart girth¹ tends to be more accurate.
5. Pasture Grass Sugar Levels: When Are They Lowest?
Grass sugar levels shift with time of day, season, and weather. Careful turnout timing can help prevent problems in horses with EMS, IR, or a history of laminitis.
6. Everything You Need To Know About EHV-1
Learn about this highly contagious equine virus and how to curb its spread.
7. Diagnosing and Treating Splints
Splint bone injuries are common in both working and pastured horses. Here’s what you should know.
8. Providing Horses Relief During Allergy Season
Learn how allergies happen, how they affect your horse’s body, and how to avoid or treat them.
9. Pros and Cons of Feeding Horses Beet Pulp
An equine nutritionist answers common questions about beet pulp, which has long been a mainstay in many feed rooms for horses.
10. Equine Wound Care Done Right
Get tips on how to manage equine leg lacerations that require bandaging.

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