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The fatality rate of 1.62 per 1,000 starts is the lowest since the Equine Injury Database started publishing statistics.
Of the 441 respondents, 330 (75%) said they work full time but still find time to ride and care for their horses.
Learn how to make changes around the barn to reduce horses’ likelihood of developing respiratory disease.
Research topics include EHV-1 latency, foal pneumonia, training and surface factors in preventing injury, and more.
Using your horse like a “lawnmower” can improve pasture health. Alayne Blickle of Horses for Clean Water explains.
Of the 802 respondents, 170 (21%) said they use a stall freshener or deodorizer on an as-needed basis.
Researchers found providing a climate-appropriate shelter in the summer can provide horses with shade and insect relief.
Researchers found that anticoagulant rodenticide ingestion coupled with strenuous exercise can be fatal to horses.
Discover how you can make improvements to your horse pasture with little investment or effort required.
A barn owner describes dealing with equine herpesvirus on her farm and shares what she learned from the experience.
This cool-season grass has a high nutritive value and works well in rotational grazing.
Discover what diseases your horse can catch from other animals, big and small.
Peat might not be pretty, but study results suggest it might be better for your horse’s health than wood shavings.
Dr. Ashley Embly answers a question about managing thrush in horses who live in wet environments.
The fungus that lives inside infected tall fescue can have negative effects on broodmares and their foals. Download this free fact sheet to learn more.
Of the 1,128 respondents, 261 (23%) said they wash their horses’ winter blankets in their household washing machines.
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