Cardiovascular malfunction might impede athletic performance, but with correct diagnosis and management some horses can still have athletic careers.
Often, a horse’s behavior problems are rooted in either pain or incomplete training. Here’s what to consider.
Top of The Rockies alfalfa cubes are being investigated as the potential source of botulism infection in at least 15 horses.
Find out what might happen if your horse eats that wreath hanging on his stall door.
Keeping donor and recipient mares in moderate body condition might improve survival rates of transferred embryos.
Time is life for a foal. Here’s a look at the top causes of illness in newborn foals and how to manage a sick foal.
Aging mules and donkeys need to be managed just as carefully as horses. Here’s what you need to know.
A once-heavy senior horse is struggling to hold condition after dental work. Our nutritionist weighs in.
Knowing how to look inside your horse’s mouth safely can help you catch problems early.
Using a focus-on-forage approach, a veterinarian specializing in equine nutrition explains how she plans a diet for easy keepers.
Judges often place overweight ponies—which could be at greater risk for metabolic issues and laminitis—higher than their leaner counterparts in competition.
A careful approach to nutrition and exercise can help you keep your horse at an ideal weight.
A mare that underwent cheek tooth extraction and sinus surgery beat the odds and survived bacterial meningitis resulting from the procedure.
If your veterinarian discovers a heart murmur, it’s crucial to investigate its potential causes and effects.
Senior horses with PPID need careful monitoring and preventive care because of equine Cushing’s effects on immunity, exercise tolerance, thermoregulation, and wound healing.
Warm-season grasses, such as Bermuda and modified crabgrass, and early morning turnouts might be ideal for obese horses and those with metabolic issues.
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