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Boarding Barn Feeding Practices

Use these tips to make smart mealtime decisions when feeding many types of horses.

Positive Reinforcement in Practice

By focusing on positive training tools, veterinarians can help horses see health interventions as less threatening.

Understanding Equine Diagnostic Imaging

Learn what to expect when your horse undergoes advanced imaging exams using MRI, CT, and nuclear scintigraphy.

What To Feed Senior Horses With Dental and Digestive Dysfunction

Learn why dental and digestive problems in geriatric horses often go hand in hand and what you can do to help your horse thrive in his golden years.

Is Your Horse at Risk of Colic?

How veterinarians navigate 4 common scenarios, from dehydration to the postpartum period, that increase colic risk.

Beneath the Hoof Wall: Soft Tissue Injuries of the Equine Foot

Learn how these injuries happen, how veterinarians treat them, and tips for preventing them in the first place.

Built to Last: Ideal Equine Conformation

Assessing a horse’s limbs, feet, and body can help you and your veterinarian identify anatomical traits that could end up being performance-affecting liabilities.

Identifying Foal Rejection

Foal rejection can jeopardize the foal’s health—and even life—due to failure of passive transfer of immunity or risk of severe injury.

Transitioning Your Horse to Outdoor Living

Horses on all-day pasture have more opportunities than stalled horses to meet their behavioral needs. Here’s what you need to consider.

Equine Joint Health: Top Therapies for a Successful Season

Learn about common joint issues in horses and current preventive and therapeutic approaches.

The Breaking Point: Equine Coffin Bone Fractures

Find out how coffin bone fractures happen and how to prevent them from becoming career-ending injuries.

Where Are We in Understanding Hindgut Ulcers in the Horse?

Research continues into the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of colonic ulcers in horses. Read more in The Horse‘s 2025 Research Roundup issue.

Encouraging Your Horse to Drink

Just because your horse has access to water does not guarantee he’s drinking enough. Learn more about how to keep horses hydrated.

Advances in imaging, individualized treatment protocols, and farrier-veterinarian collaboration now give many horses a chance to stay sound and in work. Read more in the Research Roundup 2025 Issue of The Horse.

Advancements in Equine Neck and Back Pain

Learn how new research insights on equine spinal conditions help veterinarians extend horses’ soundness and longevity in The Horse‘s Research Roundup 2025 issue.