Ponies that didn’t receive extra hay adapted to the available food supply, but blood parameters suggested health problems could develop when the available fodder is insufficient.
Now that you’ve acquired your “free” horse, here’s how to keep him healthy.
Presentation topics will include metabolic issues, breeding, melanoma, lameness in prepurchase exams, and more.
Researchers found that in Chile, the horses belonging to even the poorest individuals often led good and healthy lives.
Older horses tended to have higher insulin secretory responses to glucose compared to adult horses, researchers found.
Donna Byrne, charged with DUI for riding her horse while intoxicated, was granted supervised visits with the animal.
The state of Arizona and the U.S. Forest Service have finalized their agreement to protect the Salt River horse herd.
Of the 186 respondents, 43 (23%) said their horses colic more frequently during the winter than other times of the year.
Researchers have found yet another genetic variation responsible for yet-unexplained white spotting.
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I used a senior equine feed to help my hard keeper gain weight. Now, should I switch him to a low-NSC product?
Find out why a horse might gain weight when switched to a feed marketed as “low-starch.”
Find information on stress in horses, skin conditions, conditioning, metabolic syndrome, serum amyloid A, and more.
Learn about horse coat colors, skin conditions, pasture weeds, parasites, horse properties, and more.
Horses secrete more insulin during winter, which could pose problems for some pregnant mares, researchers say.
The BLM gathered 117 wild burros from private lands northwest of Pahrump due to public safety concerns.
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