Latest News – The Horse
Competition Horse Awareness Week, Sponsored by NexHA
Supporting your horses through good nutrition, regular veterinary care, and a systematic training program can help them perform at their best. Look for competition horse management content all week brought to you by NexHA.
Boarding Barn Feeding Practices
Use these tips to make smart mealtime decisions when feeding many types of horses.
Feeding Equine Elders
A nutritionist answers questions about the nutritional needs of older equids, covering topics such as senior feeds, metabolic disease, and helping horses gain weight.
Horse Hay Analysis: Dry Matter vs. As-Fed
Typically, hay testing labs report analysis results on an as-sampled, as-received, or as-fed, and dry matter basis. Here’s what that means for how you feed your horse.
Motion Sickness, Trailer Loading Troubles, and Your Horse
Could motion sickness make a horse reluctant to load and cause him to scramble in the trailer? Find out what the research says.
Updates on Treating IBH in Horses
Insect bite hypersensitivity can negatively affect horse health and welfare. Find out what treatments researchers are developing to help horses with sweet itch.
Increased Airway Innervation Associated with Severe Equine Asthma
Horses with asthma have more nerves in their airways than unaffected horses. Researchers believe these new findings could lead to improved equine asthma treatments.
Mischief or Malady? Pain Behaviors in Ridden Horses
Pain behaviors in the ridden horse can range from subtle rhythm irregularities to bucking.
Strangles Case Confirmed in Levy County, Florida
The horse lives at a private facility and is under quarantine.
Equine Ringbone: Process, Progress and Prognosis
Here’s how veterinarians and farriers diagnose and manage this degenerative arthritic condition.
The Never-Ending Hoof Abscess
Why do some hoof abscesses heal quickly while others linger? Why do some keep coming back? Two horse hoof experts answer these questions and more.
Arizona Horse Tests Positive for Strangles
The horse lives in Cochise County, where 10 horses are exposed.
Ontario Mare Tests Positive for Strangles
The mare lives in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
5 Ways to Keep Your Horse Pastures Healthy
These tips will help you cultivate pastures that support your horse’s health and reduce harmful runoff from your property.
Florida Horse Tests Positive for EEE
The horse lived in Polk County and was euthanized.
What to Do if Your Horse Has a Fever
Understand the causes of your horse’s fever to be able to take quick action before a situation becomes critical. Sponsored by Zimeta.
