Describing age-related structural changes in senior horse hearts is a critical first step in recognizing pathologies. However, researchers say it’s too soon to know how those age-related changes affect horse health.
Equine Disease Communication Center records indicate that officials have confirmed at least 20 cases of EIA in Texas horses so far this year.
Respondents reported their equine veterinarians as their most trusted sources for vaccination and deworming information.
The 5-year-old mare from Chesterfield County had just been vaccinated but did not survive.
The 5-year-old Quarter Horse from Grant County has a favorable prognosis at this time and is receiving supportive care.
The universal microchip look-up tool would provide a single source where the public and various organizations and emergency response teams could find a horse’s identity or the registry with which the animal’s microchip number is associated.
Officials are urging caution after a Quarter Horse mare from Suffolk, who was incompletely vaccinated—she received the initial vaccination against EEE, but not a follow-up booster—died late last month.
The unvaccinated 15-year-old gelding, from Addison, in Steuben County, began showing clinical signs on Aug. 4, was hospitalized Aug. 5, and is reportedly recovering from infection.
Should you avoid purchasing hay treated with propionic acid (a preservative) for horses? Not necessarily, our nutritionist says.
An automated feeder that provides grain in multiple small meals throughout the day might help reduce the prevalence of gastric ulcers in horses in training.
The 5-year-old mare from Chesterfield County had no vaccination history and died.
What do probiotics and their counterparts–prebiotics–do for horses? Here’s what the current research says.
Dr. Margo Macpherson calls herself “a bona fide stress monster,” but has found success in striking a work-life balance by strategically planning out her days.
Study findings suggest dose escalation can be used in equine lymphoma treatment to achieve higher chemotherapeutic dose intensity while minimizing adverse effects, researchers said.
Scorched rangelands, shrinking production acreage, and recent tariffs all share the blame for horse hay price increases in California, a forage specialist from the University of California, Davis, says.
A study shows that “ulcerated” horses didn’t seem to look or act significantly different from healthy horses.
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