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Breeding Aging Mares

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA January 16, 2025

How to decide if your older mare is a good candidate for breeding and improve her chances of success.

Conditioning Arthritic Horses: Do’s and Don’ts

Erica Larson January 15, 2025

A horse’s ridden or competitive career doesn’t have to end after an osteoarthritis diagnosis. Two experts share tips for conditioning these animals.

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Rehabbing Equine Athletes’ Hooves

Erica Larson January 7, 2025

Read about the steps veterinarians and farriers take to identify, evaluate, and treat riding horses’ hoof problems.

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Feeding the Late-Gestation Broodmare

Janice L. Holland, PhD January 6, 2025

How to ensure the late-gestation mare is getting enough nutrients to meet both her needs and those of the developing fetus.

Positive Reinforcement in Practice

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA January 3, 2025

By focusing on positive training tools, veterinarians can help horses see health interventions as less threatening.

Horse Care: When Less is More

Nancy S. Loving, DVM December 30, 2024

Find out what commonly applied practices horse owners and caretakers tend to overdo.

The Mysterious Fever of Unknown Origin

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA December 26, 2024

Learn more about this common and frustrating condition seen in horses in the Winter 2024 issue of The Horse.

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Horse Owner and Veterinarian Decision-Making on Critical Cases of Colic

Lucile Vigouroux December 20, 2024

Researchers in the U.K. say finances, emotion, and logistics all affect the outcome in cases of severe colic in horses.

Weight Loss for Horses With Gastric Ulcers

Haylie Kerstetter December 20, 2024

Dr. Patty Graham-Thiers describes the safest ways to help a horse lose weight without overrestricting his forage intake and increasing his risk of gastric ulcers.

Equine Colic Imitators

Alexandra Beckstett December 19, 2024

Many conditions besides colic can cause coliclike signs. And with colic, delayed treatment or misdiagnosis can have serious consequences. Here’s what you need to know.

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Managing Laminitis: The Horse Owner’s Role

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA December 18, 2024

Understand why adhering to your veterinarian’s carefully designed laminitis-care plan is critical to your horse’s welfare and well-being.

Open Up and Say Zzz: Why Horse Dental Exams Require Sedation

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA December 17, 2024

Your veterinarian needs a good look into your horse’s deep, dark mouth to perform a thorough dental exam. The answer? Proper sedation.

Geriatric Colic Surgery: Factors to Consider

Emily Helstrom December 17, 2024

When faced with the decision of whether or not to send your senior horse into colic surgery, consider these factors.

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Helping Senior Horses Gain Weight

Haylie Kerstetter December 16, 2024

Dr. Kelly Vineyard describes the best ways to help an older horse with poor dentition gain weight without putting him at risk of choke or GI problems.

Is Your Horse At a Healthy Weight?

Haylie Kerstetter December 13, 2024

Dr. Patty Graham-Thiers breaks down the body condition scoring system and how you can determine if your horse is at a healthy weight.

Equine Pain Management: What the Latest Studies Tell Us

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc December 11, 2024

A look back at what scientists have learned about pain management in horses over the past year. Read more in The Horse‘s Research Roundup 2024 issue.