From growing a thick winter coat to producing heat as they digest forage, here’s how horses are inherently designed to cope with cold weather.
Researchers found individual horses can have such widely different vertebral columns, they don’t even have the same number of vertebrae.
This technology has helped veterinarians diagnose upper airway dysfunction during exercise.
The equine respiratory tract is so highly specialized for exercise that even the slightest deviation from normal can limit a horse’s athletic career.
Electrical impedance tomography could be simple enough for veterinarians to use in the field to diagnose asthmatic horses without anesthetics or an assistant.
The choice to use antimicrobials to treat lower airway issues in horses isn’t always clear.
Critical care specialist: With little time to act, veterinarians called upon to help horses struggling to breathe must arrive organized, prepared, and confident.
You expect dusty hay to set off inflammation in asthmatic horses’ lungs. But did you know dusty hay and indoor housing can also affect their gut microbiota?
Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage is a condition in which horses experience lung bleeding during exercise. Veterinarians and researchers continue to investigate the condition.
Study: Horses’ arteries grow thicker and harden with age, making them more prone to rupture.
A 10-day-old foal in Switzerland became the world’s first horse to undergo successful balloon valvuloplasty to correct a faulty pulmonary artery valve.
Learn what veterinarians are doing to improve how they control equine pain.
Italian researchers found higher-placed haynets significantly shorten horses’ back muscles and change their jaw angles as they eat.
Michele Haman of Equilibrium Therapy LLC shares how a massage therapist can work with saddle fitters, trainers, and hoof care professionals to benefit the horse and its performance.
Learn about key anatomic features of the equine digestive tract in this free fact sheet. Sponsored by Vitalize.
Should a horse get turnout after a massage? A warm bath and liniment rub? Rest or exercise? Dr. Gina Tranquillo-Shade and Michele Haman of Equi-Librium Therapy LLC talk about what care a horse should receive immediately after a massage.
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