Basic Horse Handling (Book Excerpt)

Always think in terms of safety first when handling horses — safety for you, the horse, and anyone else in the general area. Like it or not, horses are fight or flight creatures and can be unpredictable when faced with new people or surroundings.

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Horse Body Condition Score

A reader asks for help finding an equine body score chart in layman’s terms and understanding some horse anatomy terms.

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Drug Resistance from Daily Dewormers

Are daily dewormers contributing to the development of drug-resistant parasites? A study from the North Carolina State University (NCSU) suggests they might be. The study used fecal worm egg count reduction tests (FWECRT) to evaluate small

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Lameness Diagnosis at Home

This system will allow a practitioner to diagnose a horse in the field while trotting in hand, being ridden, or longeing, whereas video-based motion-capture technology (if adequate numbers of strides are evaluated) is restricted to a lab and is very

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Protect Horses From Bugs

Flies and mosquitoes are a nuisance, causing irritation and discomfort as they feed on horses. They can also be a health risk, spreading West Nile virus, encephalomyelitis viruses, equine infectious anemia, vesicular stomatitis, and other

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The Hardest Decision

Several recent occurrences have brought to mind the role of humans as stewards of our animals. These stories don’t all have to do with horses, but how many horse owners do you know who don’t have dogs, cats, or other critters running around the

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New Product Reduces Clinical Signs of Herpes

Pfizer Animal Health on Feb. 8 announced the release of Zylexis in the United States, which according to the company’s research prepares the horse’s immune system to function more efficiently against equine herpesvirus-1 and -4 (EHV-1 and EHV-4)

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Handwashing: Bar Soap or Liquid?

With much information about biosecurity revolving around current equine herpesvirus infections, salmonellosis, and the upcoming foaling season, one small but important item has been often omitted. Animal workers and veterinarians should wash

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Feeding the Problem Horse (Book Excerpt)

Some horses present special challenges, such as being too thin, too fat, or sick. Some horses are finicky and are hard to keep weight on, especially when working. The first option is to increase the feed’s energy density by adding grain or fat to the

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Four Horses Dead, One Ill; Owner Questions Dewormer

Four horses outside of Hebbronville, Texas, died after they showed clinical signs of an unknown illness in February; one horse is recovering. The horses’ owner suspects the animals’ problems might have been caused by a dewormer, and she is

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AAEP Convention 2005: Preventing Contagious Diseases

“Prevention of contagious diseases is dependent on an effective vaccination program and a carefully developed and strictly enforced management program,” said Steve Conboy, DVM, a Central Kentucky equine practitioner, at the 2005 American

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