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20 Things Your Horse’s Teeth are Telling You

Scot T. Gillies December 6, 2024

Brush up on your equine oral health knowledge with these facts about dental anatomy, issues, and exams.

Does Your Horse Need Probiotics?

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA December 2, 2024

Probiotics might help reestablish healthy balances in the horse’s gut microbiome without causing harm.

Optimizing Fecal Transplant Material Storage for Horse Gut Health

Janice L. Holland, PhD November 23, 2024

Freezing and storing fecal microbiota transplant product in saline and glycerol might maintain the most viable microbial communities for horses with intestinal problems.

How to Prevent Gastric Ulcers in Horses

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc November 22, 2024

One expert describes the best way to manage horses with a history of squamous and glandular ulcers and how to prevent recurrence.

Gut Microbiota Profiling Might Help Detect Equine Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Lucile Vigouroux November 20, 2024

Researchers investigated fecal sample analysis as a noninvasive alternative diagnostic method for IBD in horses.

High-Fiber vs. High-Starch Feeds for Equine Gut Health

Madeline Boast, MSc November 18, 2024

Researchers say a high-fiber diet can help improve the health of your horse’s gut microbiome. Here’s what you need to know.

Feeding the Ulcer-Prone Horse

Kristen M. Janicki, MS, PAS October 1, 2024

Learn how to craft a diet for the horse with painful lesions in his stomach.

Growing Equine ‘Mini-Guts’ to Investigate Infectious Causes of Intestinal Illness in the Horse

Equine Disease Quarterly September 30, 2024

Researchers developed a way to study equine infectious disease that might accelerate progress in disease modeling, vaccine development, and understanding these infections.

Horse Behavior and the Microbiome: What’s the Connection?

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc September 13, 2024

Is your horse’s diet and microbiome to blame for bad behavior? In this article we’ll break down the research.

Increasing Chew Time for Hay Cubes and Pellets

Clair Thunes, PhD August 25, 2024

Horses can consume hay pellets or cubes rapidly. How can we slow them down to increase their time spent chewing?

Tips for Preventing Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc July 30, 2024

What can you do to protect your horse’s sensitive stomach against gastric disease?

Equine Weight Loss and Hindgut Problems

Haylie Kerstetter July 22, 2024

Dr. Frank Andrews describes how you can reduce your horse’s risk of hindgut ulcers while helping him safely lose weight.

Treating Hindgut Problems in Horses

Haylie Kerstetter July 19, 2024

Dr. Mary Beth Gordon describes common treatment protocols for hindgut ulcers in horses and the role horse owners play in treatment.

Signs of Hindgut Problems in Horses

Haylie Kerstetter July 17, 2024

Dr. Frank Andrews describes signs that might indicate hindgut problems in horses, from lethargy and colic to diarrhea and weight loss, in this Ask TheHorse excerpt.