Latest News – The Horse
Essential Quality Wins Belmont Stakes
Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality made up for his loss at Churchill Downs with a Belmont Stakes win.
Urine Test Developed for Vitamin-E-Related Disease Screening
Veterinarians could soon determine which horses are at risk of certain neurologic diseases through a simple urine test that reveals how a horse breaks down vitamin E.
PPID: An Endocrine Disease
Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, or equine Cushing’s disease) is caused by an enlargement of the pituitary gland’s middle lobe (the pars intermedia), which results in an overproduction of hormones that regulate bodily functions. Learn more about this disease in our slideshow.
Does Your Horse Head-Butt? Learning Theory Can Fix That
The key lies in offering the horse other behaviors—backing, for instance—to perform besides head-butting.
Omeprazole Causes Only Minor Equine Microbiota Changes
Researchers found the gastric ulcer drug might affect microbiomes less in horses than in humans and dogs.
Equine Cushing’s: Case by Case
Learn how veterinarians diagnosed and managed six real-life equine Cushing’s cases that strayed from the classic scenarios.
Is Your Horse Lonely? The Negative Effects of Social Isolation
As social animals, horses have a basic need to connect with others, and it is essential to their well-being and survival.
KHC Scholarship Application Open for Fall 2021
The Kentucky Horse Council will award $3,000 in scholarships to students attending state programs in pursuit of equine careers.
PPID and Laminitis in Horses: What’s the Relationship?
It still isn’t clear how PPID leads to insulin issues and subsequent laminitis. But vets and researchers do know that, regardless of how PPID horses develop insulin dysregulation, having both conditions leads to a poorer prognosis than having either alone.
Enter The Horse’s ‘My Horse is Worth Protecting’ Contest
Do you think your horse is worth protecting? Enter The Horse’s photo contest for a chance to win a prize pack from Manna Pro.
What Causes Equine Cushing’s Disease?
What causes Cushing’s disease, and why does it seem like it’s so prevalent in our horses?
The Horse, BI Bring You the Latest PPID Resources
Look for up-to-date information on diagnosing and managing horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) throughout June on TheHorse.com.
Yukon Territory Horse Tests Positive for EIA
Investigation could result in disease responses at additional facilities.
Valerian for Calming Horses: What We Know
Some calming supplements for horses contain valerian, an herb thought to interact with brain chemicals. Here’s what science says—or doesn’t say—about valerian for calming horses.
How To Get a Horse’s Coat To Dapple
A dappled coat might be a sign of optimum equine health and nutrition, but the reality is more complicated. One equine nutritionist offers advice on bringing out the bloom in your horse’s coat.
Equine Safety and Yellow Buttercups
Buttercups can cause mouth pain and blisters, drooling, oral and gastric ulcers, colic, and diarrhea in horses that eat them.
