Low-Stress Horse Husbandry
From reinforcing behaviors to reading facial expressions, adopting welfare-friendly handling practices can improve equine well-being and human safety.
Sidelined: 4 Common Injuries in Western Performance Horses
Learn about 4 common injuries veterinarians see in these athletes, how they diagnose them, and what treatments and rehabilitation methods they use.
Sand Colic in Horses: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Sand accumulation in the horse’s gut can lead to obstructions, irritation, and signs of colic, weight loss, and diarrhea.
Senior Horses: Living the Good Life
Learn how to assess your senior horse’s quality of life and know when it’s time to let go.
Case Study: Diagnosing and Managing a Horse With Allergies
An equine dermatology expert highlights the importance of a multipronged approach to managing equine allergies.
A Tale of 2 Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndromes
Learn about the distinctions between squamous and glandular disease and how to help your horse avoid painful gastric ulcers.
Easing Your Horse’s Stall Rest Stress
Follow these 12 tips to improve your horse’s welfare while on stall rest for injury or illness.
An Update on Rotavirus in Foals
Rotaviral diarrhea is a life-threatening disease that usually affects foals younger than 6 months.
What Do Researchers Know About the Equine Hindgut?
Research shows slight shifts in the horse’s intestinal microbiome can have far-reaching effects.
Keeping the Horse’s Hindgut Happy
Getting back to basics and simplifying meals might be the key to keeping the horse’s hindgut healthy and functioning properly.
Horses Sans Shoes: The Facts on Bare Feet
Find out what researchers are learning about the biomechanics of the barefoot hoof.
The Power of NSAIDs
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories are among the most common drugs veterinarians administer and prescribe to horses.
Is Your Horse Hurting?
Learning to read a horse’s facial expressions and postures at rest and under saddle can help you become more sensitive to detecting pain in horses.
Traumatic Horse Training: Can You Spot Abuse?
When do horse training methods cross the line from accepted to abusive? Despite advances in horse welfare and behavior research, abusive training still occurs.
Senior Horses: Handle With Care
Equine osteoarthritis often develops subtly and is a common result of aging. Learn how a horse’s joints inevitably wear with age and how to keep him comfortable.
Exposed: Practical Lessons from a Real-Life Equine Infectious Disease Outbreak
An inside look at the 2018 EHV-1 outbreak that impacted hundreds of horses at a California show and how to control the disease.