When fed and managed properly, horses can benefit from alfalfa’s high nutritive value. But is it right for your horse? Here’s what to consider when feeding this forage.
Learn how to use high-quality forage, water, and fat to help your horse maintain a healthy body condition score in colder weather.
Experts describe how to help horses experience a comfortable and healthy retirement in this article from the Fall 2024 issue of The Horse.
Learn how to interpret feed tags and consider your horse’s specific dietary requirements so you can make informed decisions to maintain his health and performance.
Horses can consume hay pellets or cubes rapidly. How can we slow them down to increase their time spent chewing?
Learn about common parasites affecting horses, the drugs best used to treat them, and the current state of anthelminthic (dewormer) resistance and deworming protocols.
Dr. Avi Blake describes equine degenerative joint disease, how it occurs, clinical signs, diagnostics, and treatment options. Sponsored by American Regent Animal Health.
Find out how you can keep your metabolically efficient horse healthy when he’s laid up with an injury or chronic illness.
A veterinarian answers a reader’s question on why some horses have runny manure certain times of the year.
Find out how proper nutrition, including high-quality protein, could help improve muscling over your horse’s back.
Getting to the root of podotrochlosis is an ongoing process. Learn about risk factors for the disease and how veterinarians diagnose it.
An equine nutritionist describes how to promote weight loss in horses that cannot be ridden.
Vegetable- and marine-based sources can provide your horse with essential omega-3 fatty acids. Consider these factors when choosing an omega-3 supplement for your horse.
Are horses that develop sepsis-related, supporting-limb, or idiopathic laminitis at a higher risk of developing endocrinopathic laminitis down the road?
Dr. Howland Mansfield explains the pros and cons of these two common treatments for osteoarthritis in horses.
Does your horse devour his meals? Slowing your speedy eater at mealtime can help prevent issues such as choke and wasted feed.
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