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Researchers say girth pressure can impact horses’ performance quite a bit. So much, in fact, that they’ve created a new girth shape that curves around the primary high-pressure area.

Your horse needs water when he travels, but some water sources could harbor infectious disease. Here’s how to minimize your horse’s risk of contracting disease via water sources.

Kentucky horsemen March 14 received an overview of impending equine medication changes along with a few tips to avoid headaches when the new regulations take effect later in the spring.

Several issues, including immigration reform and the Race Horse Cost Recovery Act (which would renew a provision that expired at the end of 2013 and place all racehorses on a three-year depreciation schedule as well as other issues), were discussed.

The Eastern tent caterpillar has been implicated as the cause of mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS).

Brannaman said owners need to train their horses to yield softly to their humans–including veterinarians–rather than yielding out of fear.

In horses, leishmaniasis presents as nodules on the head, pinnae, scrotum, legs, and neck–the areas where sand flies commonly feed. These nodules can occur in groups or be solitary, and they often ulcerate.

Researchers concluded that a corticosteroid treatment’s desired therapeutic effects could be achieved at lower dosage levels than recommended by the manufacturer and commonly used on racehorses.