Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
The horse’s digestive system is large, complex, and functions like a factory, yet it is exceedingly delicate. Digestive tract dysfunction in the horse is an important concern for owners and veterinarians.
Cardiac disease is considered the third-most common cause of “poor performance” in athletic horses (after musculoskeletal disease and respiratory disorders).
Understand the structure and function of the equine upper respiratory system to understand horses’ breathing.
Experts report Eastern tent caterpillars are hatching in central Kentucky in increasing numbers.
Many horse owners do not realize that baits used to kill mice, rats, and small rodents are also poisonous to horses and other mammals.
Dr. Claire Latimer discusses equine opthalmology and how to give eye medications to a horse.
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori, a known disease-causing organism in human medicine, does not appear to be important in horses.
In humans, intensive research efforts have revealed that H. pylori can induce chronic gas
Champion Thoroughbred racehorse Speightstown had colic surgery April 1, and WinStar Farm, where the stallion stands, reported April 2 he’s “recovering well” after successful surgery.
Speightstown has covered more
Phytonutrients are class of natural compounds showing tremendous value in controlling inflammation.
Once you learn how the equine eye functions, you’ll better understand your horse’s actions. And you’ll have insight managing your trail horse when it becomes skittish for no apparent reason.
When stalling your horse, consider the long-term effects this might have on general health and emotional state.
Horses with allergic diseases, like recurrent airway obstruction, might have fewer parasites.
Forensic scientists solved the mystery of what killed a large portion the the wild mustang herd in southern Nevada using a technique called stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry. In July 2007, 71 horses of the 250-head herd of wild horses were…
Abnormalities in the throats of yearling racehorses will negatively impact the horses’ athletic potential, making careful evaluation of these structures an important part of the prepurchase examination.
“Veterinarians routin
Lawsonia intracellularis is being forced out of hiding and its secrets extracted largely because of the intense research efforts of scientists like Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, and his colleagues at the University of Californi
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