Latest News – The Horse
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. Sponsored by KineticVet.
Feeding Frequency in Horses: How Many Meals is Enough?
Horses evolved to eat frequent, small roughage meals throughout the day, so why do we only feed them twice? Read more in The Horse‘s 2024 Preventive Care issue.
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.
Identifying Foal Rejection
Foal rejection can jeopardize the foal’s health—and even life—due to failure of passive transfer of immunity or severe injury.
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.
Can Dressage Cause Neck and Back Pain?
One expert explains why poor riding or ill-fitting equipment is more likely to cause back pain than one discipline alone.
EHV Confirmed in Wisconsin Horse
The horse lived in Columbia County and was euthanized.
