Latest News – The Horse

Managing Your Performance Horse’s Joints
A comprehensive look at options for keeping equine athletes with arthritis on the move. Sponsored by Bimeda.

10 Scientific Principles of Horse Training—the ‘Future of Horse Sport’?
Equitation scientists offer 10 evidence-based principles to improve horse welfare, performance, and partnership.

Risks Associated With Feeding Horses Traditional Bran Mashes
While steeped in tradition, feeding bran mashes can cause GI distress in horses. Learn why, and discover alternatives.

Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Equine Reproduction
Reserve antibiotics in equine reproduction for proven infections, not routine use. Vets should utilize alternative treatments to reduce AMR risk when possible.

Florida Gelding Tests Positive for Strangles
The gelding lives in Polk County.

Understanding Horse Aggression
What drives equine aggression—and how can training help? Find out in this article from The Horse’s Spring 2025 issue.

Keeping Horses With Joint Disease Fit
How can horse owners keep their animals fit and active without accelerating the joint degeneration process? Dr. Katie Ellis weighs in.

Investigating Antimicrobial Use at an Equine Veterinary Hospital
To reduce antibiotic use in equine practice, vets should limit prophylactic treatment and prescribe only for confirmed infections.

Equine Joint Pain and DSLD
Find out how Dr. Katie Ellis manages joint pain in a horse with degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis in this excerpt from Ask TheHorse Live.

Equine Influenza Case Confirmed at Alberta Boarding Facility
The facility is located in Rocky View County.

Michigan Foal Euthanized After Contracting Strangles
The foal lived in Macomb County.

Antimicrobial Resistance in Equine Practice: An Overview of the Problem
One expert calls antimicrobial resistance a threat to global horse health. Here’s how equine vets can improve diagnostics and use antibiotics wisely to combat this crisis.

California Trakehner Mare Positive for EHM
The mare, diagnosed with equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy, lives in Alameda County.

Study: Shoe Types and Combinations Modify Neck and Back Movement
Researchers now understand how 7 types of shoeing combinations affect movement in each area of the horse’s neck and back.

Diagnosing Equine Degenerative Joint Disease
Dr. Katie Ellis and Dr. Howland Mansfield discuss what imaging modalities veterinarians might use to accurately diagnose joint disease in horses.

Oklahoma Quarter Horse Tests Positive for EIA
The horse with equine infectious anemia lived at a training facility in Carter County, where 70 horses are exposed.