Latest News – The Horse
Study: Add Chopped Forage to Feed to Prolong Horses’ Meals
Blending at least 15% chaff with a horse’s feed can increase consumption times and reduce health risks such as colic and choke.
What is a Nutraceutical?
Are you confused about nutraceuticals in your horse’s diet? Learn more from our equine nutrition expert.
The Empathetic Horse Owner
Learn how horse owners can use empathy to predict and interpret horses’ behaviors and respond appropriately.
Study: Horses Know Your Intentions
Researchers observed horses in three scenarios with unfamiliar humans armed with carrots. They found the horses reacted differently based on the humans’ intentions.
California Prison’s Equine Care Program Finishes First Year
The Pleasant Valley State Prison program, an extension of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Second Chances/Groom Elite Program, offers second careers to its racehorses and vocational training for student/inmates.
Washington State: Thurston County Horse Confirmed With EI
WSDA officials have enacted a voluntary quarantine.
KHC Scholarship Applications Open for Spring 2021
The Kentucky Horse Council offers $3,000 in scholarship funds to students in the state pursuing an equine-associated career.
North Carolina Horse Confirmed With EEE
The filly is the state’s eighth equine case in 2020.
Report: Mustang Helicopter Roundups as Safe as Bait-Trapping
A University of Wyoming researcher reviewed 10 years of data about BLM wild mustang and burro captures and related equid injuries and death.
New Microarray Test Scans for 400 Equine Asthma Allergens
A study using the test found asthmatic horses appear to have allergic triggers similar to humans, including a common arena footing material: latex.
Demystifying Fungal Infections of the Equine Hoof
A journeyman farrier shares his insight into fungal foot infections that can compromise hoof health and cause lameness.
UK Launches Senior Horse Survey
Researchers at the University of Kentucky are seeking input from owners of older horses through Nov. 20.
Respiratory Health Awareness Week on The Horse
Sweet PDZ Horse Stall Refresher and The Horse have partnered for Respiratory Health Awareness Week, held Oct. 26-Nov. 1.
Horse Hay Analysis: Dry Matter vs. ‘As Sampled’ or ‘As Fed’
While nutritionists working with ruminants tend to focus on the nutrient content of feeds on a dry matter basis, in equine nutrition we mostly focus on the as-fed value of nutrients.
Equine Innovators: Dr. Amanda Adams Talks About Older Horses
Dr. Amanda Adams of the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, describes her senior horse research, which focuses on EMS, PPID, and immune system health.
The Nose Knows: How Horses Can Help With Search and Rescue
Equine adventurer, trainer, and author Tik Maynard got the chance to watch a “scenting” horse used for search and rescue in action. Here’s what happens when you let a horse follow her nose.
