Latest News – The Horse
Equine First-Aid Basics, Part 1
Find out what items should be in your horse’s first-aid kit, what they’re used for, and how to store them.
Horse First-Aid Awareness Week: Brought to You by Kindred Bio
Learn how to care for your horses during health emergencies with content from TheHorse.com.
Putting Weight on an Older Horse
A reader’s senior Thoroughbred lost weight during the winter. Our equine nutritionist suggests simple ways to increase his body condition.
Collecting Colostrum From Mares
How can you collect colostrum and save it for future use, and how long can you keep it? A veterinarian weighs in.
How Hay is Made for Horses
Have you ever wondered how hay gets from the field to your horse’s feeder? Find out in our slideshow.
Understanding Energy Content in Horse Feeds
Find out why horse feed labels don’t simply list calorie content.
Treating High Traffic Areas on Horse Properties
Horses for Clean Water’s Alayne Blickle offers advice for limiting mud around gates, troughs, and on walkways.
Infographic: How Ammonia Impacts Your Horse
Have you walked into a barn and smelled a pungent, burning odor? That’s ammonia, and it’s hurting your horse.
Does Horse Manure Make Safe Compost?
Do horse feeds made of products treated with herbicides and pesticides create contaminated compost that threatens the health of future gardens? Can deworming your horses then composting their manure lead to drug residue in your pile? Find out how to make the most of your horse’s manure.
Don’t Take Your Horse’s Dewormer: Ivermectin Unproven as COVID-19 Treatment
Social media is buzzing about an Australian study on the possible antiviral effects that ivermectin might have on the COVID-19 virus. However, little is known about the effects this treatment could have, and self-medicating is not advised.
COVID-19 Resources for Equestrian Facilities in California
The state of California has issued the following guidelines for equestrian facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
10 Horse Vaccination Resources on TheHorse.com
To help you better understand vaccines’ importance, how and why they protect horses, and the impact of wellness exams on horse health, we’ve compiled a list of 10 important resources available to horse owners free on TheHorse.com.
New Therapy Could Combat Persistent Joint Infections in Horses
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a PRP lysate that, when teamed with antibiotics, can eradicate bacterial biofilms common in joint infections.
African Horse Sickness Cases in Thailand Quadruple
The African horse sickness (AHS) outbreak in Thailand has nearly quadrupled in a little more than a week, reaching 154 deaths and a fatality rate of 94% in horses showing clinical signs.
Risk and Reality: Horse Parasite Control and Anthelmintic Resistance
Managing parasites and preventing worm-related disease in horses is a complex topic. Learn why fecal egg counts are important and how to identify which anthelmintic (deworming) treatments are effective on your farm.
Virginia EHM Quarantine Released
The Amelia County index case has died due to a cause unrelated to equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy.
