Here’s a chance to interface with the editorial team of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care/TheHorse.com. Stephanie L. Church, editor-in-chief of The Horse, posts items here that are relevant to horse health and issues in the industry that affect the equine animals we love. Whether you agree or disagree with the concepts she discusses, please keep your comments in good taste–that’s all we ask! Also please remember that we cannot provide veterinary advice and will defer specific veterinary questions to your chosen equine practitioner.
Horse Owner Empathy and Our Equine Veterinarians
Issues of mental health, well-being, and suicide among vets are important ones that veterinary organizations worldwide have made a priority.
A Few Tips and Tricks for Giving Oral Medications to Your Horse
Stephanie shares some tips and tricks she learned recently while trying to medicate her off-track Thoroughbred, Happy.
Dave Ramsey and Financial Peace for Horse Owners
Owning horses is expensive. Here are some horse-person-specific tips and tricks Stephanie learned through coordinating a financial planning class.
Injuries: They’re Not Just For Racehorses
A few weeks ago I attended New Vocations' second-annual Barn & BBQ party, a celebration of retired racehorses and their athleticism and versatility, along with a tip of the hat to an organization that's doing a fabulous job in ushering hundreds of them into their...
Making the Best of Stall Rest
Twenty-eight days have passed since my retired Thoroughbred racehorse, Happy, fractured a medial sesamoid bone in his pasture, and I hope I'm not speaking too soon when I say things are looking pretty good. This morning we hit a pretty important milestone. But before...
On Springtime Setbacks
As a horse owner living in Central Kentucky, I recognize I am fortunate. It's a 7-mile drive to the Kentucky Horse Park from my house (I can even get there via dedicated bicycle lanes and paths in 9!), and there are world-class veterinarians based five minutes from...