Latest News – The Horse
Thrush Prevention
Thrush is one of the more common diseases of the equine hoof. But how do you prevent it, or how do you treat it once it has set up shop within your horse’s hooves?
The Art of Therapeutic Shoeing
Michael J. Wildenstein, resident farrier at Cornell University’s large animal clinic, has approximately 400 different types of therapeutic shoes hanging on the wall of his clinic. Each one, he says, was made for a particular
Should I Blanket My Horse?
I have a 4-year-old filly that I am preparing for winter. When is it appropriate to blanket her?
Focus on Discipline: Reining
Ridin’ and slidin’ — the reining horse runs a precise pattern at speed. This equine athlete excels at galloping full out, screeching to a sliding stop, and whirling in a high-speed pirouette. He responds to his rider instantly, at the touch of
Can You Ride Your Horse Through a Flu?
You wake up after having a fitful night, coughing, wheezing and constantly grabbing for that next tissue. Your chest feels it’s in a vice, you can’t eat and you’ve got the blues. What you really have is the flu, and when your horse has it, h
APHA Passes New Rule On Transported Semen
American Paint Horse Association (APHA) stallion owners are no longer limited to the number of mares bred with transported cooled semen. At the APHA’s annual convention, held October 2-4, directors passed a rule eliminating the old
Common Complaints: Diseases Horses and Humans Share
The titles of numerous news stories in Florida papers during a few weeks in October shared some common words–Eastern equine encephalomyelitis. The disease has been responsible for several human deaths recently in Florida, and while in Orlando
Joint Therapy
A multitude of compelling reasons exists for utilizing joint injections or aspirations (i.e., the removal of fluid). Certainly one of the most rewarding is the capability of the veterinarian to make better and more accurate diagnoses of lameness prob
Skin Diseases in Horses
A horse’s skin is vital to the animal’s survival. It serves as its anatomical boundary and as the principal organ of communication between the horse and the environment in which it lives. As is the case with other body components, the skin of a
Nitroglycerine for Laminitis: Use Caution
One California farrier saw the nitroglycerine patches used on a miniature horse which had suffered repeated bouts of acute laminitis. The patches were credited with swift recovery.
Equine Tetanus: Signs and Treatment
Tetanus is an often deadly but preventable disease. Here’s what you need to know.
Hind End Lameness
I have a 4-year-old horse who has become lame in his hind end. What tests can be performed to pinpoint his lameness?
Transport to Slaughter: Searching for a Good Ride
In the past, much of the transportation of horses dealt with smaller trailers and how travel affected athletic performance or breeding. This is the first research dedicated to the quest for answers in how best to transport horses to slaughter.
Pelleted Feeds: Packaged Nutrition
They look like rabbit food, and the technology that made those bunny pellets a complete diet now is used regularly to make feeds for horses. Granted, pelleted feeds don’t usually exude the tempting aroma that most molasses-laced
Buying and Storing Feeds
Feed is a major expenditure for any horse owner, and we all want it to be money well spent–both in terms of nutrition and quality. Getting the best value often means buying and storing feed in bulk. But unless that’s done properly, you might
Holistic Medicine
Change is taking place in the world of equine veterinary medicine as more and more horse owners and practitioners look to alternative or complementary forms of treatment or prevention for a wide variety of maladies. It wasn’t
