How to Prevent Colic in Horses
Luke Bass, DVM, MS
June 23, 2025
What causes equine colic and what steps can you take to prevent it?
What causes equine colic and what steps can you take to prevent it?
What are enteroliths and what happens if your horse has one (or several)?
Post-foaling, this type of colic can be life-threatening to broodmares and their foals.
Find out why your horse might be more prone to impaction colic during winter and how you can reduce the risk.
Don’t take a wait-and-watch approach when it comes to this common cause of colic in older horses.
An equine nutritionist shares tips to reduce impaction colic risk in senior horses, focusing on hydration, digestion, proper feeding practices, and more.
Researchers in the U.K. say finances, emotion, and logistics all affect the outcome in cases of severe colic in horses.
Many conditions besides colic can cause coliclike signs. And with colic, delayed treatment or misdiagnosis can have serious consequences. Here’s what you need to know.
When faced with the decision of whether or not to send your senior horse into colic surgery, consider these factors.
Colic surgery outcomes aren’t guaranteed, but acting quickly reduces risks, and mild complications occur far more frequently than serious ones, if at all.
The stress of surgery and the management changes that follow can cause gastric ulcers in horses. An equine nutritionist describes possible solutions.
Sand accumulation in the horse’s gut can lead to obstructions, irritation, and signs of colic, weight loss, and diarrhea.
Getting back to basics and simplifying meals might be the key to keeping the horse’s hindgut healthy and functioning properly.
After years of speculating that colic occurs more frequently in horses that crib, researchers have finally provided consistent data confirming this association.
Taking these steps might help protect your mare and her foal.
Decipher fact vs. fiction when it comes to the complicated world of feeding horses.
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