Low-Stress Horse Husbandry
Natalie DeFee Mendik, MA
July 2, 2024
From reinforcing behaviors to reading facial expressions, adopting welfare-friendly handling practices can improve equine well-being and human safety.
From reinforcing behaviors to reading facial expressions, adopting welfare-friendly handling practices can improve equine well-being and human safety.
Follow these steps to safely and successfully add a new horse to an existing herd. Learn more in The Horse‘s 2024 Preventive Care issue.
Biosecurity measures remain a critical component to combating ‘strep throat for horses.’ Learn more in this article from The Horse‘s Spring 2024 issue.
Do you know what to do–and just as importantly, what not to do–if your horse displays vague, mild, or serious signs of what might be colic? Your answer could save your horse’s life. Sponsored by Kentucky Performance Products.
How long do I need to wait after sedation and injections before hauling my horse back home?
Learn how to assess your senior horse’s quality of life and know when it’s time to let go.
An equine dermatology expert highlights the importance of a multipronged approach to managing equine allergies.
Is it harmful to spray cold water on a hot horse? Should you scrape your horse after hosing him? Two experts weigh in.
Follow these 12 tips to improve your horse’s welfare while on stall rest for injury or illness.
Dr. Susan White describes common equine skin problems that might occur in wet or humid weather and how you can manage them.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories are among the most common drugs veterinarians administer and prescribe to horses.
Discover how one horse show venue handled a disease outbreak and improved its biosecurity practices to prevent one in the future.
Two biosecurity experts share the best ways you can protect your horse from disease, whether you plan to travel with him or he never leaves the farm.
Learn how equine veterinary clinics institute strict biosecurity measures to contain, prevent, and control disease outbreaks.
An inside look at the 2018 EHV-1 outbreak that impacted hundreds of horses at a California show and how to control the disease.
Use this list of annual preventive care exams to help you keep your veterinary documents organized and up to date.
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