Horse Topline-Building Tips
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
May 26, 2025
These 6 steps can help transform your horse’s topline from underdeveloped to well-toned.
These 6 steps can help transform your horse’s topline from underdeveloped to well-toned.
Do we underestimate the impact of ill-fitting tack on our horses? Learn how to recognize and address saddle fit problems.
Researchers continue to learn how the components of a horse’s diet can help battle inflammation. Learn more in The Horse‘s 2025 Older Horse Issue.
Respiratory viruses affect more horses than you might think, raising important questions for veterinarians and owners about diagnosis, management, and performance.
Read about how veterinarians incorporate therapies such as acupuncture and PEMF to help your horse feel his best.
Learn how veterinarians get to the bottom of this complex cause of poor performance.
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?
While steeped in tradition, feeding bran mashes can cause GI distress in horses. Learn why, and discover alternatives.
What does it take to optimize a horse’s immune response and fight off disease? Read more in this article from the Spring 2025 issue of The Horse.
Even subtle breathing issues can cause low oxygen levels, early fatigue, and poor performance in equine athletes.
Researchers found ciclesonide is effective when treating young racehorses with moderate equine asthma over a short period of time.
Testing asymptomatic horses for EHV-1 at equestrian events is crucial for early detection and preventing potential outbreaks.
A modified borescope might be a more accessible way for equine veterinarians to perform endoscopic exams in working donkeys.
Researchers discovered that a significant percentage of cart donkeys might have reduced tracheal function, while pack donkeys do not.
A nutrition expert offers advice on preventing weight gain and boredom while a hefty horse is on stall rest.
A veterinarian with equine podiatry expertise describes frog exfoliation and what you should do if it happens to your horse.
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