Latest News – The Horse
Preventing Sweet Itch in Show Horses
An equine dermatology expert explains how you can manage and prevent insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) in riding horses during prime competition (and IBH) season.
How Organized Are Your Horse Health Records?
Use this list of annual preventive care exams to help you keep your veterinary documents organized and up to date.
Everything You Need to Know About Fevers in Horses
What causes fevers in horses? When is a fever considered dangerous? Equine veterinarians weigh in.
Feeding Breeding Stallions
Most stallions should be fed according to their maintenance requirements, depending on if and how much they’re exercising, when not being bred or collected.
5 Conditions Affecting Equine Muscles
Learn about fibrotic myopathy, MFM, botulism, PSSM, and HYPP and how they affect horses.
2 Washington Horses Positive for Influenza
The horses live in Clallam County.
Michigan Filly Tests Positive for Strangles
The filly lives at a barn in Newaygo County, where two other horses previously tested positive.
The Best Horse Show Biosecurity Practice
Avoiding nose-to-nose contact with other horses at shows is the best way to protect your horse from diseases. Here’s why.
Conditioning Young Equine Athletes
Learn how young horses’ bodies adapt to exercise and how to prepare them for successful careers.
13 Texas Horses Positive for EIA
The horses lived in Harris County and were euthanized.
Strangles Confirmed in 3 Michigan Counties
The cases are located in Wexford, St. Clair, and Emmett counties.
Bacterial and Fungal Skin Infections in Horses: Know the Difference
A horse with a crusty, infected skin lesion often needs diagnostic testing from a veterinarian to determine if bacteria or fungi are to blame.
Dystocia in Mares: When Every Minute Counts
What horse breeders need to know when dealing with a difficult foaling.
2.5% Injectable Polyacrylamide Hydrogel for Joint Health in Horses
Recent study results show this treatment for osteoarthritis might benefit horses in both the short and long term.
Why Does My Horse Dunk His Hay?
Find out why your horse might benefit from a “dunk bucket.”
How to Reduce Early Embryonic Loss in Horses
Discover what could cause mares to lose a pregnancy and how veterinarians might treat it.
