Horse breeding from planning through foal care
A youngster’s hoof care lays the foundation for his future. Here’s what you need to know about the foal’s first exam, mistakes to avoid, and common foal hoof and limb issues.
Most stallions should be fed according to their maintenance requirements, depending on if and how much they’re exercising, when not being bred or collected.
Phytoestrogens in horse diets might have physiological effects on mares. An equine nutritionist explains how and why.
Discover what researchers are learning about the microbiota’s role in the horse’s digestive system, respiratory tract, skin, and more.
Find out how to safely feed horses fat and if it’s a good weight-gain solution.
Parasitologists paint a realistic picture of what roundworm-related diseases in foals look like in this article from the Summer 2023 issue of The Horse.
Researchers used AI to analyze horse conformation and detected differences between fragile foal syndrome carriers and noncarriers that might have performance implications.
Are you planning to breed your mare? Taking a systematic, step-by-step approach to managing each mare, in partnership with your veterinary team, can help cultivate success.
Steps breeders can take to obtain foals from older mares with waning fertility.
Osteoarthritis might not be completely avoidable as a horse ages, but early diagnosis and conscientious care can slow its advance and minimize pain.
Is club foot an inherited condition in horses? A veterinarian offers her thoughts.
These study results could help breeders and trainers determine which horses have the best DNA for coping with a racing environment.
They found that placentas in gestating mules might overcome species differences through a ‘compensatory mechanism.’
If a mare’s behavior issues are related to her reproductive cycles, suppressing estrus might help.
An equine behavior expert offers advice on raising and training an orphan foal to reduce future unwanted behaviors.
Proper nutrition is essential to giving your foal a healthy start to life. Learn how to feed a foal that has been orphaned, rejected, or born to a mare with no milk.
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