After years of speculating that colic occurs more frequently in horses that crib, researchers have finally provided consistent data confirming this association.
Find out what conditions, beyond lameness, a veterinarian might uncover during a prepurchase exam.
Learn about 10 common plants, chemicals, organisms, and toxins your horse should never eat.
Cold weather affects older horses more than it does their younger companions. Learn how to keep your senior comfortable and healthy during cold weather.
Researchers have learned more about equine dental-derived stem cells and potential ways these agents could help treat equine dental conditions.
How veterinarians are applying computed tomography in equine medicine and what they’re learning about its use.
Learn about devices designed to measure equine athletes’ cardiac function and maximize performance.
Dr. Howland Mansfield describes signs a horse is ready to retire from riding, ranging from mild work intolerance to lameness.
Obesity could cause increased damage to your horse’s joints. Here’s why.
Black cherry leaves are blowing into a horse pasture, and the owner is worried they will put her horses’ health at risk.
Blood insulin levels can warn of increased risk of laminitis in obese horses and ponies and spur owners to mitigate it.
Learn how to design a diet for horses suffering or recovering from equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis (EOTRH).
Understanding how your growing foal’s digestive system works can help you recognize and avoid potential problems.
Is it okay for my horse to eat leaves that have fallen from trees in his pasture?
Grazing muzzles can promote equine weight loss, but it is important to introduce them correctly so horses know how to use them and don’t become stressed.
Follow these steps to help your overweight horse subsist on fewer calories.
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