Latest News – The Horse
Help! My Horse Won’t Eat Salt
How do you ensure a horse that’s reluctant to use his salt block and refuses to eat loose salt in his ration is getting enough?
Building a Round Pen on Your Horse Property
Are you interested in adding a round pen to your facility? Horse people from different disciplines share advice for sizing, locating, and selecting footing for a round pen.
Safe and Smart Horse Camping
Camping is all about simplicity and going back to nature, but adding horses to the picture means you must make many more considerations. Our sources shared their top tips for getting ready to go horse camping.
Equine Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) causes rapidly progressive and severe respiratory failure and is associated with high mortality in affected patients.
Preventing Gastric Ulcers
How can horse owners help prevent equine gastric ulcers?
Horses, Meat, Forged Paperwork Seized in European Raid
Officials seized an unspecified number of slaughter-bound horses that might not have been meant for human consumption.
Five Georgia Horses Confirmed With EEE
Five horses in five counties are affected with the mosquito-borne neurologic disease.
The Horse Announces ‘Say Neigh to Sunburn’ Contest Winners
TheHorse.com Facebook fans selected their favorite “Say Neigh to Sunburn” photos from submitted entries.
California Horse Confirmed With WNV
The case marks the state’s second equine case of West Nile virus in 2020. The Stanislaus County horse was unvaccinated.
Virginia Officials Confirm Third Suffolk Horse With EEE
The filly was euthanized due to the mosquito-borne zoonotic disease.
Can You Spot an Unhappy Horse?
Study: Most horse people miss the signs of negative emotional states in horses, even in those trained with “natural horsemanship” techniques.
What’s the Difference Between Gastrogard and Ulcergard?
One is prescribed by your veterinarian, the other is available over the counter. Find out more in our Q&A.
Neurologic EHV-4 Confirmed in California
The filly had attended an Imperial County event on July 18-19. Officials have now placed that facility under quarantine.
Founder vs. Laminitis
A lot of people use the words laminitis and founder interchangeably. Are these two conditions the same thing?
Florida’s 16th EEE Case Confirmed
The unvaccinated horse was subsequently euthanized.
Three New York Horses Confirmed With EEE
All three were euthanized due to poor quality of life as a result of the neurologic disease.
