Newborn foals depend on colostrum‑derived antibodies, making rapid and accurate IgG testing to confirm passive transfer essential.
Rotavirus causes severe contagious diarrhea in young foals. New research explains why current vaccines miss Group B and how new vaccines could protect foals.
Sometimes mares don’t produce enough milk to support their foals’ demands. Here’s what you can do to help.
Foal rejection can jeopardize the foal’s health—and even life—due to failure of passive transfer of immunity or risk of severe injury.
Find out how to safely feed horses fat and if it’s a good weight-gain solution.
Two veterinarians answer your equine supplement questions in this Ask TheHorse Live podcast. Sponsored by SmartEquine.
Find out how a colt with persistently puffy hocks but no lameness was diagnosed with and treated for a medial malleolus lesion.
Learn why this congenital malformation occurs in foals and how veterinarians, owners, and breeders can treat and prevent it.
A veterinarian answers a reader’s question on why some horses have runny manure certain times of the year.
Start handling your foal’s feet early and schedule prompt farrier visits to support healthy limb development and instill good manners for lifelong hoof care.
Get insight into developmental orthopedic disease and its common signs in horses.
A listener wants to know what osteoarthritis means for young horses.
Find out how the amount of time your young horse spends in turnout might affect his joint development, especially in the first years of life.
Find out how to make the weaning transition smoother for foals by meeting their nutritional needs.
Researchers highlighted the correlation between the quality of a mare’s colostrum and her foal’s health in the 130 days after birth.
Why is milk coming out of my foal’s nose? One expert shares causes, diagnosis, and treatment for dysphagia in foals.
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