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Foal Neurologic Exams: Steps and Signs of Disease
Neurologic examinations in foals are easy to perform and provide useful information about the neonate’s overall health status.
Understanding Equine Vaccines
Horses are susceptible to a number of viral and bacterial diseases for which the equine industry has produced safe and effective vaccinations.
Table Developed to Predict Gestational Age in Quarter Horses
Veterinarians can use these fetal parameters to monitor foal health and predict foaling date.
What is Failure of Passive Transfer in Horses?
Approximately 5-20% of newborn foals are diagnosed with failure of passive transfer and are at risk for developing serious medical conditions. Learn more in this visual guide.
Colorado Mule Succumbs to Rabies
Another equid on the Eagle County farm was exposed.
Equine Innovators: Optimizing Barn and Arena Ventilation
Dr. Morgan Hayes of the University of Kentucky describes barn and indoor arena ventilation problems and how to fix them.
Dealing With Pooling Urine and Frozen Winter Horse Paddocks
Does freezing weather turn urine and water in your stalls’ runs into pee-filled ice rinks? There’s no perfect solution, but here are some tips that might help.
10 Soft Tissue Injury Resources on TheHorse.com
To help our readers better understand soft tissue injuries, we combed our content library to find our top resources on the topic.
Don’t Forget Your Mask and Social Distancing at the Barn
As a traditionally outdoor sport, horseback riding might seem like one situation where you wouldn’t need to wear a mask or stress over social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, that might be a mistake, says a leading equitation science researcher.
Washington Horses Confirmed With Equine Influenza and EHV-1
Veterinarians have confirmed two more Washington state horses with equine influenza (EI). One of the horses also has respiratory EHV-1.
Novel Therapy for Equine Osteoarthritis: pPRP-Lysate
Researchers tested pooled platelet-rich plasma lysate as a unique anti-inflammatory approach to joint preservation on lab samples.
Equine Anesthesia: Where We’ve Come From and Where We’re Going
Renowned equine anesthesiologist Dr. John Hubbell described equine anesthesia, and its strengths and limitations, in the Milne Lecture.
A Grumpy Horse in the Stall Is Probably Grumpy When Ridden
French researchers found that signs of poor welfare in the barn correlate with more behavioral signs of poor welfare under saddle.
Two Ontario Horses Test Positive for Neurologic EHV-1
The positive tests follow the euthanasia of three other horses at the facility.
Texas Officials Confirm First EIA Case for 2021
The affected Dallas County farm is under official quarantine.
Is There Really Such Thing as a ‘Woman’s Horse’?
People sometimes assume that an individual horse prefers women over men. Let’s look at what the science says.
