Discover the possible causes of scratches and how you can prevent and treat this frustrating dermatitis often found on a horse’s pastern in our step-by-step visual guide.
Vets and handlers can take these steps to keep horses restrained during recovery or rescue.
Horses are susceptible to a number of viral and bacterial diseases for which the equine industry has produced safe and effective vaccinations.
Dr. Morgan Hayes of the University of Kentucky describes barn and indoor arena ventilation problems and how to fix them.
Does freezing weather turn urine and water in your stalls’ runs into pee-filled ice rinks? There’s no perfect solution, but here are some tips that might help.
As restrictions on disposing horses euthanized with pentobarbital tighten, veterinarians look for safe and effective alternative methods for euthanasia.
British researchers watched horses feeding in groups to find out if dominance is linked to weight gain. What they found might surprise you.
PRCA Hall of Famer Douglas Corey, DVM, offered insight into rodeo horse care and welfare during the American Association of Equine Practitioner’s annual convention.
Not all equine influenza vaccines are the same. Does that mean horses need boosters when receiving a different EIV vaccine than they’ve gotten in the past? Researchers investigated.
Equine medical facilities can become hotbeds of infection without careful planning and effective management of animal and human traffic flow.
COVID-19 has touched every part of our lives, including our time at the barn. Download this free guide for smart horse and human health practices to follow during a pandemic.
With risk assessments and appropriate mitigation, the British Equine Veterinary Association notes vets should be able to carry out work that is essential to support horse welfare and the horse industry.
Follow these straightforward steps to help your horse lose weight and gain a competitive advantage.
The 2 goals of an equine back treatment plan are breaking the pain cycle and increasing strength, function, and stability.
Learn about the pros (and potential cons) of these medications approved to help horses with navicular syndrome and other musculoskeletal disorders in this free fact sheet.
Studies in other species show bisphosphonates’ elimination half-lives in bone are prolonged and can range from months to years, leading researchers to investigate their residence times in horses’ bones.
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