Choosing the Right Forage for Your Climate and Horse Pastures
Consider these factors when thinking about your horse’s pasture forage quality.
Supporting Performance Horses Through Electrolyte Balance
Electrolyte loss through sweat can lead to dehydration, fatigue, and poor recovery. Here’s how to support your horse’s health during work and warm weather.
Managing Horse Hoof Wounds
Resolving hoof wounds requires working closely with your veterinarian to manage lesions until they heal. Learn about 4 common wounds and how vets treat them.
3-Legged Lameness in Horses: The Likely Players
Horses can (and will) find unique ways to injure themselves. In this article we’ll highlight 4 of the most common causes of sudden lameness.
Conditioning Young Horses
Protecting your young horse’s musculoskeletal system can help reduce his risk of injuries later in life.
Putting the Brakes on Bolting
Does your horse devour his meals? Slowing your speedy eater at mealtime can help prevent issues such as choke and wasted feed.
Understanding Equine Muscle Atrophy
Explore the causes of and treatments for this common muscular problem in horses, along with prevention methods.
Don’t Gamble With Green Grass
For some horses, overingesting certain grasses can lead to laminitis. Learn more about managing these horses and their pastures.
Small Feet, Big Responsibility: Hoof Care for Foals
A youngster’s hoof care lays the foundation for his future. Here’s what you need to know about the first exam, mistakes to avoid, and common foal hoof and limb issues.
Taking the Edge Off: Calming Supplements for Horses
Learn which calming supplement ingredients work and things to consider before choosing or administering a product to your horse.
Keeping the School Horse Sound and Healthy
Learn about the challenges and unique needs of school horses and how to keep them sound for the long haul.
Horse Care: When Less is More
Find out what commonly applied practices horse owners and caretakers tend to overdo.
Equine Hoof Care Teams at Work
Two equine hoof care professionals share examples of how they diagnosed, treated, and maintained horses suffering from hoof-related lamenesses.
Equine Joint Injections: Case by Case
Joint injections can be complicated by a horse’s age, purpose, and health. Here’s how veterinarians approach various scenarios.
How the Equine Hoof Holds Up Over a Lifetime
Healthy, well-maintained hooves can stay strong for decades—supporting horses from their first steps to their final years.
Lyme Disease: Signs, Incidence, and What the Research Tells us
Widespread exposure but relatively rare clinical disease makes Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment challenging. Read more in The Horse‘s Spring 2026 issue.