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.
A study found inflammatory response in horses depends not on the deworming drug used but rather on the parasites present at the time of treatment.
Ditching dry hay in favor of cleaner forage options improved racehorse airway inflammation.
An expert lists four broad PT categories and describes the many techniques within each that can help horses recover from injury and improve their performance.
Scottish researchers found a half barley straw and half hay ration helped ponies lose weight.
A 26-year-old pony mare recovered fully with treatment after accidentally receiving more than 100 times her usual dose of pergolide.
Dr. Amanda Adams of the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, describes her senior horse research, which focuses on EMS, PPID, and immune system health.
A genomic study of horses with CIA found the condition is highly heritable. Here’s what else the researchers learned about horses that don’t sweat.
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