Getting a Handle on Scratches in Horses
Anthony Yu, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVD
April 22, 2025
Address the condition’s primary, predisposing, and perpetuating causative factors for a successful outcome.
Address the condition’s primary, predisposing, and perpetuating causative factors for a successful outcome.
Police horses fill a special place in the equestrian world. Here’s a look at the unique lives, needs, and challenges of these horses, as well as how they’re selected and trained.
Two leading genetics researchers described current and upcoming tests for a variety of heritable equine conditions.
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Experts share information about the steps needed to identify PSSM, how to distinguish between the types, and recommendations for managing affected horses.
Researchers identified upper respiratory tract disorders, many of which aren’t common in other horse types, in 92% of the competition draft horses they examined.
Learn the latest about this puzzling neuromuscular disease.
Surgeons have honed a new approach to correct airway collapse in horses.
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By knowing what conditions certain horses are predisposed to, owners and breeders can take preventive steps.
Listeners wonder if feeding guidelines for average-sized horses apply to Draft and Miniature Horses as well.
Such testing requirements aim to prevent the birth of JEB foals and reduce the number of carriers.
Solar foot penetrations involving the joints can be career- and even life-threatening injuries.
Caring for draft horses involves both physiological and logistical challenges.
TheHorse.com staff has collected a sampling of some of the most interesting horse-related world records.
Of the 737 voters, the majority (58%) indicated that they own or have owned a draft horse or draft-cross.
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