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Equine Hoof Care Teams at Work

Corie Traylor April 15, 2025

Two equine hoof care professionals share examples of how they diagnosed, treated, and maintained horses suffering from hoof-related lamenesses.

Bulking Up: Does Your Horse Need to Gain Weight, Muscle, or Both?

Sarah Evers Conrad April 14, 2025

If you can see your horse’s ribs or his topline is lacking, he might need to gain weight or muscle. But how can you tell which he needs?

Food Allergies, Intolerances, and Sensitivities in Horses

Clair Thunes, PhD April 14, 2025

Explore the methods used to diagnose food-related issues in horses and effectively manage their clinical signs.

Merging Equine Clinical Practice and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 11, 2025

Changing antibiotic prescribing habits can be challenging for practitioners, but small steps, peer support, and stewardship guidelines can improve antimicrobial use.

Smart Antimicrobial Use in Equine Surgical Settings

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 9, 2025

Learn why experts are questioning routine antibiotic use in equine orthopedic surgery and how alternative strategies can help reduce infection risk.

Managing Your Performance Horse’s Joints

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 8, 2025

A comprehensive look at options for keeping equine athletes with arthritis on the move. Sponsored by Bimeda.

Will Coaxing a Nervous Horse Reinforce Her Nervous Behavior?

10 Scientific Principles of Horse Training—the ‘Future of Horse Sport’?

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA April 7, 2025

Equitation scientists offer 10 evidence-based principles to improve horse welfare, performance, and partnership.

Risks Associated With Feeding Horses Traditional Bran Mashes

Clair Thunes, PhD April 7, 2025

While steeped in tradition, feeding bran mashes can cause GI distress in horses. Learn why, and discover alternatives.

Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Equine Reproduction

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 7, 2025

Antibiotics in equine reproduction should be reserved for proven infections, not routine use. Vets should use alternative treatments to reduce AMR risk when possible.

Understanding Horse Aggression

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA April 6, 2025

What drives equine aggression—and how can training help? Find out in this article from The Horse’s Spring 2025 issue.

Keeping Horses With Joint Disease Fit

Haylie Kerstetter April 5, 2025

How can horse owners keep their animals fit and active without accelerating the joint degeneration process? Dr. Katie Ellis weighs in.

Investigating Antimicrobial Use at an Equine Veterinary Hospital

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 5, 2025

To reduce antibiotic use in equine practice, vets should limit prophylactic treatment and prescribe only for confirmed infections.

Equine Joint Pain and DSLD

Haylie Kerstetter April 4, 2025

Find out how Dr. Katie Ellis manages joint pain in a horse with degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis in this excerpt from Ask TheHorse Live.

Antimicrobial Resistance in Equine Practice: An Overview of the Problem

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc April 3, 2025

One expert calls antimicrobial resistance a threat to global horse health. Here’s how equine vets can improve diagnostics and use antibiotics wisely to combat this crisis.