What Causes Equine Grass Sickness?
Erica Larson
September 29, 2014
Scientists are getting closer to determining what toxins could be behind this deadly condition.
Scientists are getting closer to determining what toxins could be behind this deadly condition.
The affected horse, a 3-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare from Marion County, was euthanized after her condition worsened.
Ohio officials have reported that four horses from Ashtabula and Trumbull counties have died after contracting Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
If I had things my way, our horses would stay in their prime foreverÑthey’d never get old or develop any number of age-related health conditions.
From feeding and training to shoeing and warm-up protocols, learn how to keep your dressage horse fit to perform.
In a past life, now-18-year-old Dorado had two mischievous paddock-mates who kept him on his toes at all times: a pair of Miniature Donkeys called
Bend Equine Medical Center reported late last week that it has confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) in a horse residing in Culver, in Jefferson County.
Rarely a week goes by during late summer and fall that a state animal health authority doesn’t report vesicular stomatitis cases. But, what is this disease and should you be concerned about it infecting your horses?
As I’ve discussed on several occasions in the past, some older horses really, really don’t like the whole concept of retirement: “Wait, you seriously want
While Bute was more effective than firocoxib at alleviating hoof pain at label dose, Foreman noted that new dosing recommendations for the latter drug could impact those results.
There are no easy answers regarding equine welfare. One vet shares what he’s learned from being involved in the issue.
Four years ago, in 2010, history was made when the Fdration Equestre Internationale World Equestrian Games (WEG) were held for the first time outside of
If your horse had strangles, would you be able to tell? He’d probably have those token swollen lymph nodes, right? It’s possible, but researchers recently determined that these signs alone aren’t the only ones that should prompt a strangles test.
The 12-year old unvaccinated gelding with no travel history was euthanized following the sudden onset and progression of fever and neurologic signs.
There is no shortage of opinions in the horse world: If you asked five equestrians about their preferred method of, say, stall cleaning or wound
The tribunal found that Jock Paget’s horse tested positive for reserpine after consuming a contaminated supplement.
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