
Study: Biosecurity, Delayed Euthanasia Top Equine Welfare Issues
U.K. researchers ranked welfare issues affecting the larger equine population as well as individual horses. This is what they found.


U.K. researchers ranked welfare issues affecting the larger equine population as well as individual horses. This is what they found.

Oklahoma is the fifth state affected with vesicular stomatitis virus this year.

Veterinarians need to assess horses, diagnose the cause of pain, and start medical management early for the best prognosis.

Researchers investigated how you can best protect your horses from contracting the vesicular stomatitis virus. Here’s what they found.

Greenwood, Marion, and Sumner join the list of Kansas counties affected by vesicular stomatitis virus.

Maricopa County sees overall drop in premises affected by vesicular stomatitis virus.

My horse recently started pacing and digging holes in his stall. What could be causing this behavior?

Though it can, rarely, resolve on its own, airway noise always merits investigation. Learn about the three most common noise-making pathologies and how they’re treated.

The facility’s remaining horses have been free of clinical signs for three weeks.

Researchers evaluated whether light color (i.e., yellowish-light to bluish-light) and/or luminous flux (the intensity of light energy being emitted) impacted horses’ heart rates and/or behaviors.

Dr. Laurie Lawrence, from the University of Kentucky, describes ways to make sure your older horse is getting enough forage.

You’ll find exclusive content focusing on how stress affects horses’ health and behavior all month long on TheHorse.com.

This study might support using your new Zoom skills with your horse next time you’re away from the barn.

Dr. Stephen Duren shares information about alfalfa’s calorie density and recommends how and when to feed it.

Here’s your update on neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 in Howard County.

Two additional horses exposed to equine herpesvirus-4.
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