Getting to Know Your New Horse
Erica Larson
September 30, 2020
Learn about your horse’s health, behavior, and personality as you acclimate him to a new home, diet, and herd.
Learn about your horse’s health, behavior, and personality as you acclimate him to a new home, diet, and herd.
Before you bring a horse home, there’s a host of things to prepare and much to consider. Our sources share their recommendations for owners making the transition to at-home horse care.
Learn about the science behind creating safe racing surfaces from Mick Peterson, PhD, director of the University of Kentucky’s Racetrack Safety Program.
Know your common fly species, the diseases they transmit, and ways to deter them from your property.
Researchers investigated how you can best protect your horses from contracting the vesicular stomatitis virus. Here’s what they found.
Mosquitoes are more than just an annoyance: They’re a disease threat. Safeguard your animals (and you).
Horses for Clean Water’s Alayne Blickle offers advice for limiting mud around gates, troughs, and on walkways.
Have you walked into a barn and smelled a pungent, burning odor? That’s ammonia, and it’s hurting your horse.
Do horse feeds made of products treated with herbicides and pesticides create contaminated compost that threatens the health of future gardens? Can deworming your horses then composting their manure lead to drug residue in your pile? Find out how to make the most of your horse’s manure.
Is the pungent smell of ammonia taking over your horse barn? Try a stall deodorizer or refresher.
An equine behavior expert addresses a question about two geldings with very different poop patterns.
We often think our horses are safe when tucked in the barn … but think again. Here, veterinarians share common causes of equine injuries that lurk in most barns.
Can you pass Alayne’s test? Get advice for winterizing and making your horse property chore-efficient.
The second of two barns remains under quarantine due to confirmed EHV- cases.
Choosing bedding that’s right for your horses depends on several factors. Here’s what to keep in mind.
The survey asked owners, managers, and riders about arena construction characteristics, air quality, arena footing, and associated health outcomes in horses and humans.
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