Overly moist, dry and brittle hooves tend to break and bruise, leaving horses footsore or causing issues with shoe retention. Here are tips for hardening hooves.
Determine why a horse is head shy, and then use learning theory principles to reverse the behavior.
Learn why horses get kicked, how to treat kick injuries, and tips on preventing them in this article from the Summer 2024 issue of The Horse.
Getting back to basics and simplifying meals might be the key to keeping the horse’s hindgut healthy and functioning properly.
Read about how veterinarians incorporate therapies such as acupuncture and PEMF to help your horse feel his best in this article from The Horse’s Spring 2024 issue.
Learn about the benefits and drawbacks of adding hydroponic fodder to a horse’s diet in this article from the Fall 2023 issue of The Horse.
Learn about this common hoof condition from farriers and horse owners who have managed it. Read more in The Horse‘s Preventive Care 2024 issue!
Discover how one veterinarian treated a particularly challenging case of this common equine skin condition in The Horse‘s Spring 2024 issue.
Supporting your new foal’s gut microbiome from Day 1 can have a lasting impact on his lifelong health and immunity.
Discover how a young horse with persistently puffy hocks but no lameness was diagnosed with and treated for a medial malleolus lesion in the Fall 2023 issue of The Horse.
Discover how nutritionists took three horses from fat to fabulous.
Learn more about Class IV laser treatments, the current research, and opportunities for further advancement.
Alternative joint injections to corticosteroids can keep horses comfortable and offer a chance at healing rather than simply masking pain.
Practicing smart insect control tactics year-round can help you keep populations under control. Read more in this article from the Spring 2023 issue of The Horse.
Researchers assess the prevalence of malocclusions and dental diseases in privately owned horses in the Mazovia region of Poland.
X rays are valuable diagnostic tools for equine dental health that can reveal undiagnosed issues.
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