Feeding Fats to Horses: Not Just a Diet Fad
Fats serve many important functions for horses, from increasing calorie consumption to reducing gastric ulcer severity.
Desert Horse-Keeping
From hydration to irrigation, learn how to combat challenges that come with caring for horses in arid climates.
Tips for Preventing Impaction Colic in Horses This Winter
Learn how to avoid and address impaction colic, a common cause of cold-weather emergency farm calls.
Help Your Horse Weather Winter
Remember these 3 simple things to help your horse maintain his weight and health this winter.
Climate and Vector-Borne Equine Diseases
Learn how rising temperatures and higher rainfall totals might lead to an increased risk of mosquito- and tick-borne disease in horses.
Equine Weight Loss Mysteries
How to unravel the reason behind your horse’s head-scratching weight loss.
Choosing an Ex-Racehorse
Before you take the plunge, learn what to be wary of as well as what to expect when choosing an ex-racehorse.
Is It Time for Your Horse to Retire?
Working with your veterinarian, farrier, and trainer and considering your horse’s physical, mental, and social needs will help you make the best decision for when and how you should transition him to a more leisurely lifestyle.
The Road to Recovery: Rehab for the Horse’s Upper-Body
In the first of this two-part series, we’ll explore full-body rehabilitation options, from the horse’s head to tail.
Getting a Second Wind: Helping Equine Athletes Breathe
Are breathing issues slowing your horse down? Here are some surgical and management options that might help.
It’s All Connected: Bodywide Inflammation in Horses
Equine researchers have begun studying the concept of whole-body inflammation because of its links to a variety of health problems, including “leaky gut syndrome”; musculoskeletal injury risk; and equine metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and laminitis.
Not Your Grandmother’s Bedding: Horse Bedding Alternatives
In search of a new type of bedding for your horse? Check out these different options.
Welfare Over Winning: Protecting Show Horse Welfare
Decisions the FEI makes don’t just affect the welfare of high-level horses. Impacts can trickle down to competitions at all levels. Here’s what you need to know.
Feeding Choke-Prone Horses
Find out which horses are at the highest risk for feed-related choke and what you can do to reduce that risk.
Safe Longeing for Horse Health
This common exercise modality can be surprisingly risky; learn how to keep your horse—and yourself—safe.
Preventing EHV-1: What Can You Do?
With equine herpesvirus infections seemingly on the rise, here’s how to protect your horses this season.