Here’s what might be on your senior horse’s wish list this year.
Know how your horse’s body reacts to cold weather and train accordingly to make the most of the chilly months ahead.
Cold, inclement weather and poor footing can create challenges for exercising horses during the winter. Here are some factors to keep in mind.
How to choose, install, and maintain your stall or shed floors to maximize horse comfort and chore convenience.
These horsekeeping tips can help keep your farm running smoothly and horses healthy when winter weather arrives. Read more in the Winter 2024 issue of The Horse.
Driving horses, whether pulling a plow, going for a pleasure drive, or competing, face health considerations similar to and distinct from those of typical sport horses.
Learn how air quality issues such as wildfire smoke and pollution can affect your horse’s respiratory health.
An equine sports medicine specialist shares how footing can impact soundness and offers footing selection advice.
Veterinarians and farriers emphasize individualized maintenance for preventing lameness and promoting long-term horse soundness.
How farriers trim and shoe horses for their unique biomechanics, discipline, and riding surface.
What is good-quality sleep, and how much do horses need? Researchers offer advice on helping horses get quality sleep in this article from The Horse‘s Fall 2024 issue.
The footing under your horse’s feet affects his overall soundness. Discover what scientists know about footing and its connection to lameness and other health issues.
What’s under the hooves of the Paris 2024 Olympic horses? Let’s get down to ground level and look at the footing.
Varying the surfaces on which you exercise your horse can help produce a strong, well-rounded equine athlete.
From reinforcing behaviors to reading facial expressions, adopting welfare-friendly handling practices can improve equine well-being and human safety.
Follow these steps to safely and successfully add a new horse to an existing herd. Learn more in The Horse‘s 2024 Preventive Care issue.
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