Latest News – The Horse
Understanding Ca and P Ratios for Horse Health
Learn about the delicate balance between two key minerals in horses’ diets.
Ultrasound Guidance: A Big Help for Treating Horse Lameness
This approach can make veterinary procedures—from injections to surgery—safer, more accurate, and less traumatic for the equine patient.
Dysmature Foals Might Cope With Stress Differently as Adults
Poor hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis development in premature and immature newborn foals might affect their stress responses.
Equine Influenza Identified as Cause of Wild Horse Deaths
As of April 28, 95 horses have died at the Colorado facility.
How Much Fat Do Horses Need To Eat?
An equine nutritionist breaks down how horses use dietary fat and provides current recommendations for feeding omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.
The Donkey Sanctuary Welcomes New UK Animal Welfare Law
The bill recognizes that animals are complex living and feeling beings and, as a result, their welfare must be taken into consideration and protected.
Colorado Facility Quarantined in Wake of Wild Horse Deaths
As of April 28, test results are pending after 85 horses have died.
The Foundation for the Horse’s Grant Deadline Is May 25
The organization funds veterinary student scholarships, educational programs that improve horse care, equine research, and more.
Three-Day Eventing Horse Inspections
Here’s what to know about horse inspections, which are designed to evaluate the horse’s fitness to compete.
Equine Coronavirus Tops COVID-19 as Horse Health Risk
Researcher: Horses can acquire the COVID-19 virus but don’t develop disease. However, equine coronavirus kills up to 9% of infected horses.
R. Equi Overtreatment Fuels Multispecies, Multidrug Resistance
Breeding farm managers want zero foal deaths, but at what greater cost?
Is the Omega-3 to Omega-6 Ratio Important for Horses?
A listener wonders if horses benefit from a balanced omega-3 to omega-6 ratio. Dr. Clair Thunes responds.
Nutrition Tips To Prevent Endurance Horses From ‘Tying Up’
Reduce sporadic episodes of exertional rhabdomyolysis by providing plenty of forage and meeting these unique equine athletes’ nutrient requirements.
Equine Innovators: Horse Transport and Stress
Dr. Amanda Adams and Erica Jacquay of the University of Kentucky describe new research on how horses of all ages respond to transport—even just trips of 1.5 hours.
Ohio Horse Confirmed With EHM
The gelding is recovering, and the facility is under official quarantine.
Feral Horses Play Important Role in French Rewilding Project
Researchers use Polish Konik horses to control tree growth and encourage biodiversity in a riverine ecosystem.
