Idiopathic trigeminal-mediated headshaking causes severe facial pain in horses. Learn the signs, triggers, diagnostic process, and management options.
Find out what causes watery feces in horses and whether you should be concerned.
Learn about some of the common plants toxic to horses and their effects.
One unusual case shows how headshaking can have an infectious origin. Read more in The Horse’s Summer 2026 issue.
Early metabolic screening, low-sugar diets, and targeted medication can help protect at-risk horses from laminitis before lamellar damage within the hoof begins.
Learn how to help your horse or pony shed his excess pounds safely.
Find out how to manage an overweight horse with a history of equine gastric ulcer syndrome.
As horses age, they might need additional nutritional support. Read advice on feeding senior horses.
Find out what commonly applied practices horse owners and caretakers tend to overdo.
A researcher describes the importance of low-NSC diets for horses with metabolic problems and gives 3 tips for helping metabolic picky eaters gain weight.
Here’s why equine metabolic syndrome can affect horses with a healthy body condition and how you can monitor and manage these animals.
Learn what, when, and how to feed horses with metabolic issues such as EMS, ID, and PPID.
An equine nutritionist explains her approach for a group of horses needing a low-sugar diet that still spend time on pasture.
Find out which horses and ponies might be at higher risk of developing metabolic problems, such as PPID and EMS.
Researchers review what a PPID diagnosis could mean for older horses’ long-term health.
An equine nutritionist explains how to address common nutrition challenges when feeding horses with the dental condition EOTRH, before and after surgery.
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