Latest News – The Horse
A Closer Look at Foal Hoof Balance
Researchers found that hoof balance changes rapidly during the first few weeks of a foal’s life.
Preparing Horse Farms for Winter Weather Disasters
Plan ahead to keep family, employees, and horses safe during a winter weather disaster.
Monensin Poisoning in Horses: Clinical Signs and Outcomes
Some horses that consume monensin eventually recover—a few even return to work—but it hasn’t been clear how toxicity impacted their hearts and subsequent athletic performance. Here’s what researchers learned.
Keep Horses Safe Around Frozen Bodies of Water
A man is facing multiple charges after releasing 14 Standardbreds from their stalls, including one horse that died after falling into an icy lake. If you have water bodies on your horse property, here are some tips on how to keep horses safe.
Special Report: 13 Facts About Fescue Toxicosis
Round broodmares grazing on lush pastures might make an idyllic picture, but danger could lurk in the grass. Download this special report to learn more about fescue toxicosis, its cause, prevention, and available treatment.
Get Ready for Equine Breeding Season!
Get your questions answered about breeding mares and stallions and producing top-quality, healthy foals during our live Q&A. We cover everything from selecting the right parents to gestational care to ensuring your foal’s safe delivery.
Breeding the Metabolic Mare
Is it safe to breed a mare who has equine metabolic syndrome and a history of laminitis? Reproduction expert Dr. Ryan Ferris offers insight.
What Does a First-Time Horse Breeder Need to Know?
Equine reproduction specialist Dr. Ryan Ferris explains basics new horse breeders need to know, including mare estrus cycles and selecting fresh vs. frozen semen.
Is Your Horse a ‘Right-Handed Optimist’?
Researchers recently found a link between “motor laterality” and “cognitive bias”; right-sided horses tended to be optimistic and left-sided horses were more pessimistic.
EIA in Tennessee: Four Horses Euthanized
Six other horses from the same Rutherford County farm tested negative but will remain quarantined until they are tested a second time.
Study: Horses Can Smell Human Fear, Happiness
Researchers confirmed that horses can smell specific odors in human sweat that reflect emotions like fear and happiness, which could open doors to a whole new way of understanding emotion transfer from human to horse, they say.
How Young is Too Young to Start a Horse Under Saddle?
The best age for horse to start training is highly debated. An equine surgeon offers advice.
Pain Management in Horses: Is the Answer in the Enzyme?
University of Minnesota researchers are evaluating whether inhibiting an enzyme found in all mammals could help advance laminitis and osteoarthritis pain management in equine veterinary—and, eventually, human—medicine.
What’s on Your Horse Barn Wish List?
If economics were not a factor, what would you include in your dream horse barn? Here are some amenities owners have put on their barn wish lists, plus input from a horse owner with experience in both commercial and equine construction industries.
Body Condition Scoring Horses: Step-by-Step
As we understand more about the impact that obesity and emaciation have on equine health, it is imperative that we strive to keep our horses at an optimum body condition.
BLM: Mustang Care Unaffected by Government Shutdown
A BLM representative said the partial government shutdown has not affected the care of wild horses and burros under the agency’s jurisdiction.
