Strangles: New Opportunities for Prevention in U.S. Horses
Equine Disease Quarterly
September 26, 2026
Strangles can spread quickly wherever horses gather. Learn how to recognize the disease and your horse’s risk.
Strangles can spread quickly wherever horses gather. Learn how to recognize the disease and your horse’s risk.
Learn about pythiosis, a disease characterized by ulcerative, granulomatous lesions on and beneath horses’ skin.
Idiopathic trigeminal-mediated headshaking causes severe facial pain in horses. Learn the signs, triggers, diagnostic process, and management options.
Central Kentucky equine abortion cases stemmed from infectious and noninfectious causes, including placentitis, umbilical cord torsion, and congenital abnormalities.
A Kentucky horse’s confirmed rabies case highlights the disease’s ongoing threat and the importance of equine vaccination to protect horses and people.
Tall fescue can remain toxic to certain horses later into the year than many owners realize. Learn why experts recommend testing pastures year-round.
Researchers are using CT scans and machine learning to identify bone changes that could help predict and prevent catastrophic injuries in racehorses.
Taking your horse’s temperature is a key health check. New research suggests repeating digital thermometer readings can improve fever detection.
From wildfires to floods, proactive disaster planning can help horse owners protect horses, staff, and farms before emergencies strike.
Researchers are advancing diagnostics and treatments for focal mucoid placentitis, a mysterious disease linked to abortion and weak foals.
New research on insulin dysregulation highlights how pasture NSCs, forage intake, and grazing muzzles can help reduce laminitis risk in horses.
When mares fail to conceive, should veterinarians investigate? Learn how subfertility is defined and why routine ‘just in case’ treatments raise concerns.
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis causes pigeon fever and internal abscesses. Cases are rising nationwide, making biosecurity critical.
Rotavirus causes severe contagious diarrhea in young foals. New research explains why current vaccines miss Group B and how new vaccines could protect foals.
Standardized, multilevel surface testing is helping racetracks improve consistency, fairness, and ultimately horse and rider safety.
Equine grass sickness is frequently fatal. Here’s what researchers know about this complex disease.
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