A detailed guide on whether hoof boots are suitable for your horse, covering reasons for use, selection, fitting, maintenance, and potential issues.
Early metabolic screening, low-sugar diets, and targeted medication can help protect at-risk horses from laminitis before lamellar damage within the hoof begins.
Effective joint therapy involves matching treatment to the horse, the diagnosis, and underlying health risks.
Learn about the types of fractures seen in equine athletes and how veterinarians handle them.
Choose safer times of day and grasses for your horses’ turnout while safeguarding their feet from laminitis.
Learn how horses maintain their body temperature and how to respond when heat puts those systems under strain in this article from The Horse’s Summer 2026 issue.
Researchers are refining how veterinarians prevent and treat foal diarrhea while uncovering new insights into disease.
Poor saddle fit can negatively impact your horse’s health, movement, and performance. Researchers describe the importance of regular saddle-fit checks by experts.
Quick fixes can miss the real cause. Instead, pursue an accurate diagnosis to better manage and rehab horses with back pain.
A reader’s horse that doesn’t like to drink when traveling recently tied up at an event. A nutritionist offers advice to get the horse to hydrate in the future.
Learn how to help your horse or pony shed his excess pounds safely.
Three experts offer suggestions for keeping horses in their teens primed for action. Read more in the Summer 2026 issue of The Horse.
An equine sports medicine specialist shares how footing can impact soundness and offers footing selection advice.
High-speed maneuvers and abrupt stops can take a toll. Learn how to help Western performance athletes stay sound and competitive.
What does it mean when your veterinarian says your horse is “Grade 3 lame”? The answer lies in the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ lameness scale.
A veterinarian offers tips on how you can prepare in advance to keep your horse calm despite the noise and sight of festive fireworks.
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