Latest News – The Horse

Caring for Horses When Disaster Strikes
Follow these essential steps to protect your horse’s health and safety after a natural disaster.

Shoeing Horses for Their Riding Discipline
How farriers trim and shoe horses for their unique biomechanics, discipline, and riding surface.

Do Horses Enjoy Their Jobs?
Learn about the subtle cues indicating horses like the work they do.

Equine WNV Case Confirmed in Grand County, Colorado
The horse was euthanized.

Kansas Horse Tests Positive for Strangles
The horse lives in Jackson County.

Managing the Hard-Keeping PPID Horse
Learn how to add calories safely to a metabolic horse’s diet without putting him at a greater risk of developing laminitis.

Wisconsin Gelding Contracts Strangles
The horse lives in Outagamie County.

Fall Colic Prevention for Horses
Nutritionist Dr. Clair Thunes shares advice on how to reduce your horse’s risk of colicking this fall.

What to Look for in a Thrush Treatment for Horses
The right ingredients can help fight thrush in horses without damaging the frog you’re trying to heal.

Wisconsin Quarter Horse Tests Positive for Equine Influenza
The horse lives in Polk County, where four horses have been exposed.

Kentucky Sees 2nd Equine WNV Case of 2026
The horse lives in Clinton County.
FDA Issues Warning Letters Following Fungal Contamination in a Veterinary Product Linked to Serious Infections in Nearly 100 Horses
At least 20 of the horses had to be humanely euthanized.

Combating DSLD in Horses
Could supplements or physical therapy help keep a horse with degenerative suspensory ligament disease sound?

Pigeon Fever Suspected in Harney County, Oregon
Five additional horses have been exposed.

Michigan Horse Tests Positive for WNV
The case is located in Wayne County.

The Science Behind Equine Chiropractic
See what science has revealed about the effectiveness of chiropractic care for treating musculoskeletal pain in horses.


