
Conditioning Horses on Water Treadmills
Thoroughbreds conditioned on water treadmills increased both their VO2max and speed.

Thoroughbreds conditioned on water treadmills increased both their VO2max and speed.

If surgery requiring general anesthesia must be performed on pregnant mares, the safest time window is Days 40-220 of gestation, researchers concluded.

Download this free fact sheet to learn how to protect your horse from influenza, a highly contagious respiratory disease.

Before horses start grazing on the green grass this spring, check with your veterinarian to ensure your deworming program includes tapeworm control.

Proper spring turnout management and monitoring body condition are important steps to keeping your horse healthy.

A horse’s sinus cavities are complex, which makes diagnosing and managing equine sinus diseases challenging for veterinarians.

Drs. Peter Morresey and James McLeod share regenerative medicine insights from clinical and research perspectives.

Researchers are working to find other potential race-day therapies that can be used to manage EIPH if proposed legislation banning race-day furosemide use in the U.S. is passed.

A reader wants to know about possible reasons behind a 14-year-old stallion’s seemingly unprovoked aggressive behavior.

Whether they’re trapped, cast, or dead, down horses can be both difficult and dangerous to move. Here’s how to stay safe.

Horses with myositis experience rapid, widespread gluteal and epaxial muscle atrophy. Here’s what veterinarians know about about this immune-mediated condition.

Also, the FEI Tribunal issued its final decision in a case against an Italian jumper whose horse tested positive for stanozolol and ketoprofen.

Make sure your horse’s diet supports his regular exercise program with these tips.

As researchers and doctors are learning more about concussions and other horse-related injuries, they’re passing that knowledge on to the riders and trainers that need it.

When cases are selected appropriately, the complication rate is very low and the prognosis for a full return to work is very good, one veterinarian says.

The ability to select Quarter Horse breeding stock for behavior traits might improve equine welfare and human safety, researchers said.
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