Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
How veterinarians define long-term success when curing the disease is not an option. Learn more in this article from The Horse’s Fall 2026 issue.
Strangles can spread quickly wherever horses gather. Learn how to recognize the disease and your horse’s risk.
An equine nutritionist offers alternatives to soaking hay for horses that live in subfreezing climates during winter.
Laminitis causes inflammation in tissues supporting the coffin bone in the hoof and can cause severe pain. Watch this webcast to learn what to watch for and when to call your vet.
An equine internal medicine specialist explains why broodmares might be at a higher risk of colic, especially after foaling or breeding.
Learn about pythiosis, a disease characterized by ulcerative, granulomatous lesions on and beneath horses’ skin.
Recognizing and intervening early helps improve colic outcomes in horses.
Is it okay for my horse to eat leaves that have fallen from trees in his pasture?
Two experts discuss the ins and outs of managing horses with asthma in this Ask TheHorse Live episode. Sponsored by Kentucky Performance Products.
Not all ulcers are the same, and veterinarians must use gastroscopy to definitively diagnose them. Find out how and why veterinarians grade gastric ulcers. Sponsored by Endoscopy Support Services.
Get advice on encouraging a hard-keeper to eat more. The first step? Rule out health problems.
Read about the unique nutritional and management needs of these equids.
Learn why an annual veterinary dental examination is the foundation for good oral hygiene.
Horses evolved to eat frequent, small roughage meals, so why do we only feed them twice daily?
Watch this webcast to learn more about equine herpesvirus strains, clinical signs of infection, and potential effects on horses. Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.
Idiopathic trigeminal-mediated headshaking causes severe facial pain in horses. Learn the signs, triggers, diagnostic process, and management options.
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