Latest News – The Horse
Ureteroliths in Horses Rarely Act Alone
Researchers studied these rare mineral concretions, how to best detect them, and commonly found concurrent conditions in affected horses.
Breathing Easy: Managing Horses With Asthma
Does your horse have asthma? Find out how you can help him using management and environmental changes.
The Horse, Sweet PDZ Stall Freshener Team for Asthma Awareness Week
Find resources about air quality and equine respiratory health during the week of April 26 on TheHorse.com.
Survey: Few Clear Trends for the Perfect Eventing Horse
Experience might compensate for age at the advanced level, and other findings from a U.K. study of 75,000 horses.
Pennsylvania Releases Final Remaining EHM Quarantine
All horses at the formerly quarantined boarding stable are well and have tested negative for EHV-1.
Horse Racing Medications and Therapeutic Drugs Update
Experts at the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ annual convention talk about medication regulation in the racing industry.
Science, Governing Bodies Unite to Improve Horse and Rider Safety in Equestrian Sports
Although horse sports—and three-day eventing in particular—carry inherent risks to both horse and rider, significant safety efforts in recent years have led to safer competitions, according to two sports medicine specialists.
What Do You Know About Equine Endocrine Diseases?
Auburn researchers seek horse owners to complete their survey on EMS and PPID.
Study: Bone Cyst Implant Shows 95% Success Rate
Thirty-six out of 38 racehorses with subchondral bone cysts, mainly in the stifle, became sound within months of having a newly designed prosthesis implanted into their cysts.
A Nail in the Hoof: What Would You Do?
How would you react if your horse stepped on a nail? One practitioner outlines the steps you should take.
Laurel Downs Added To Kentucky’s Disease-Related Travel Regulations
Approval is now needed to move horses to Kentucky from Laurel Downs as well as from Pimlico in Maryland.
Respiratory Infections and Recovery in Horses
How long does it take for a horse to recover from a respiratory virus, such as equine influenza or herpesvirus (EHV)?
African Horse Sickness Update
With mortality rates topping 90%, AHS has left a devastating wake of destruction across Thailand and Malaysia. Learn about this disease, the recent outbreak, and what it could mean for U.S. horse owners.
Is Alfalfa Making My Horse Pee More?
A senior gelding is urinating more frequently after alfalfa got added to his diet. Here are the possible reasons.
Oregon Quarter Horse Confirmed With Equine Influenza
Ten additional horses at the Clackamas County boarding facility were exposed.
Neurologic EHV-1 Confirmed in Vermont Horse
No link has been established between this case and outbreaks in Europe and Florida.
