While adding up to 25% more rider weight didn’t negatively affect the horses in this study, researchers cautioned that it could in the long run.
Twenty-one horses remain in quarantine for equine herpesvirus-1 at the Oklahoma racetrack.
Developing your horse’s ration involves more than just tossing together nutrients. Follow this step-by-step approach to balance your horse’s diet.
Healthy horses handle frigid temperatures better than we do, but their extremities still are vulnerable to frostbite.
A group of Welsh mares with limited past human interactions exhibited signs of stress and relaxation in response to respective “angry” and “joyful” human facial expressions and sounds.
Ready to ride more? Do you want to improve your horse’s health? Find out how to make your resolutions stick.
Researcher: Horses with osteoarthritis could one day benefit from a preventive approach using PAAG.
Dissections show that a well-developed caudal foot maintains it shape and does its job protecting the hoof and joints from concussion.
Don’t get snowed in this winter—discover the thrilling sport of skijoring, which involves a horse and rider towing a skier at speeds reaching 35 miles an hour.
Something on the X rays looks a bit off—is it significant or of no consequence? It depends on what you find.
A recently published study has resulted in a significant step forward in understanding the physiology of equine pregnancy.
Opossums are the culprits that transmit the causative parasite of EPM to horses. Dr. Dan Howe of the University of Kentucky recommends making an effort to keep them out of the barn and away from the food and water supplies.
After an investigation, the Los Angeles County district attorney found no evidence of wrongdoing by Santa Anita Park operators in connection with a series of racehorse deaths there.
The deceased horse resided in Palm Beach County.
Learn how the bones and soft tissues in a horse’s hoof work together and impact soundness.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have asked those in charge of reconciling Department of the Interior 2020 funding bills to limit new revenue earmarked for the BLM’s wild horse program and to clarify language pertaining to how appropriated funds are used to control wild herd population growth.
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