Clear and Present Danger: Reduce Your Horse’s Disease Risk
Use this four-step plan to keep equine infectious diseases in check.
Alternative Fiber Sources for Horses
Need to stretch your hay supply? Consider adding hay cubes, complete feeds, or forage byproducts.
Preventing Problem Behaviors During Veterinary Procedures
Here’s how vets can carry out five common mildly aversive procedures using learning science and behavior modification techniques.
Hot Topics in Saddle Fit
Vets discussed kissing spines, memory foam, English and Western saddle fit, rider weight, rein lameness, and more.
The 411 on Equine Shipping Fever
Find out how your veterinarian might diagnose and treat this pulmonary disorder, and how you can prevent it.
What Should I Do if My Horse Was Exposed to Disease?
A veterinarian offers advice the steps to take if your horse could have been exposed to an infectious disease.
Lymphangitis: A Frustrating Condition in Horses
This recurrent limb infection and swelling is challenging to treat. Here’s what you need to know.
Evaluating Fall Horse Pastures: Green is Good, Brown is Bad
If your cool-season grass pastures are green during the fall, chances are they’re healthy and productive.
5 Ways to Protect Horses (and Humans) From Rabies
While rabies is fatal, the disease is also preventable. A veterinarian shares five tips to protect you and your horse.
Concussion Awareness for Equestrians
Would you know if someone was suffering from a concussion? Here’s what to watch for.
Horse Hoof Pads: What Are They Good For?
Sometimes horses need a little extra support or protection. Find out how hoof pads can help.
Hoof Anatomy, Part 2: Outer Structures
The outer hoof’s health affects the bones and soft tissues within, and vice versa.
Subtle Signs of Improper Saddle Fit
A saddle fitter shares some early warning signs that your tack and your horse’s back aren’t meshing.
How Veterinarians Assess Horses With Acute Colic
A complete, thorough, and timely work-up of the horse has the greatest effect on successfully treating colic.
What is Leptospirosis?
Learn whether your horse is at risk and if you should be vaccinating for this “new” disease.
Worms vs. Drugs: The Fundamentals
Know the characteristics of these common equine parasites, as well as the mechanisms and effects of common deworming compounds.
