Dr. Amanda Adams of the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, describes her senior horse research, which focuses on EMS, PPID, and immune system health.
Mares in good body condition have a reservoir of stored fat that can be used during cold winter weather.
A veterinarian advises owners to consider various factors, from shade availability to humidity, when deciding whether to use a fly sheet in hot, humid weather.
Is your horse approaching his retirement years? Learn how to keep your horse happy and healthy after his athletic career.
Planning a weight-reducing diet is easy until faced with the loving eyes of a pony begging for his alfalfa.
As horses get older, they face common age-related conditions and diseases that require management and care. Learn more about those conditions and diseases in this slideshow.
A bossy gelding has ballooned during the summer months, and his owner seeks advice for a safe and effective diet.
How to feed, house, and even exercise your mommy-to-be.
Recent research has given us more insight into how to manage horses affected by or vulnerable to laminitis. If your horse falls into the at-risk category, consider these diet changes.
Grooming gives you visual and tactile information about your horse’s health.
A reader’s senior Thoroughbred lost weight during the winter. Our equine nutritionist suggests simple ways to increase his body condition.
Your horse came out of winter in good body condition. Find out how can you keep that trend going as the grass greens.
Vet bills are an unavoidable, and often costly, part of horse ownership. But forgoing routine health care to reduce veterinary costs can backfire. Here’s how keeping up on your horse’s preventive care can help you save money in the long run.
Two experts share their tips for evaluating equine body condition and advice for using those results to create a feeding plan that suits your horse’s age, breed, and activity level.
An Appendix Quarter Horse is unable to maintain his weight on a ration balancer and hay, so our nutritionist makes recommendations for increasing his calorie consumption.
Confused about your horse’s diet? We’re here to help. Here’s how to craft the proper hay and grain ration.
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