Desert Horse-Keeping
Diane E. Rice
December 7, 2018
From hydration to irrigation, learn how to combat challenges that come with caring for horses in arid climates.
From hydration to irrigation, learn how to combat challenges that come with caring for horses in arid climates.
Skin problems were the most common general disease reported (33% of all syndromes recorded) and nonhoof-related lower limb lameness was the most common individual issue reported (18.5% of all syndromes recorded).
Swiss researchers have developed and tested a novel IBH vaccine for horses that minimized the disease-associated inflammation and itching in their trial herd.
An immunotherapeutics approach could represent a new generation in therapies for treating chronic immune diseases and could mean new treatment options are on the horizon for horses suffering from IBH.
Horse owners might want to have their mares’ ovaries surgically removed for a variety of reasons, including to prevent pregnancy, get rid of tumors, or, most commonly, resolve behavioral issues.
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) can be difficult to treat, so early detection and treatment are key to giving affected horses the best chance at positive outcomes.
Find out how a veterinarian diagnosed a common cancer in horses in a Thoroughbred gelding with a recent history of headshaking and unprovoked panic.
Researchers were surprised that, given the frustration owners reported in trying to manage from insect bite hypersensitivity, veterinarians were not consulted more often or earlier in the course of the problem.
Tumors of the eye itself are very rare in horses, but those of the structures around the eye are surprisingly common.
A closer look at two melanoma “vaccines” under investigation and being considered for USDA approval.
Presentation topics will include metabolic issues, breeding, melanoma, lameness in prepurchase exams, and more.
Find information on stress in horses, skin conditions, conditioning, metabolic syndrome, serum amyloid A, and more.
Learn about horse coat colors, skin conditions, pasture weeds, parasites, horse properties, and more.
Find videos on fear in horses, body condition scoring, hoof adaptability, sweet itch, and more.
Find reports and forms on horse identification, scratches, supplements, harmonious housing, senior horses, and more.
In a recent study nearly half the small sarcoids found on young horses regressed on their own over several years.
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