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Helping Old Horses Gain Weight Before Winter

Clair Thunes, PhD September 19, 2024

A nutrition expert offers care and feeding tips for a thin senior horse before the cold weather hits.

5 Common Horse Feeding Mistakes

Emily Dickson, MS September 16, 2024

Follow these expert tips to correct common feeding mistakes and improve your horse’s gut health and overall well-being.

FAQs About Horses and Alfalfa

Chelsie J. Huseman, MS, PhD September 9, 2024

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.

Maintaining Your Horse’s Body Condition During Winter

Madeline Boast, MSc September 6, 2024

Learn how to use high-quality forage, water, and fat to help your horse maintain a healthy body condition score in colder weather.

Considerations for a Horse’s Healthy Retirement

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA September 3, 2024

Experts describe how to help horses experience a comfortable and healthy retirement in this article from the Fall 2024 issue of The Horse.

Understanding Horse Feed Tags

Masa Williams, PhD August 30, 2024

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.

Increasing Chew Time for Hay Cubes and Pellets

Clair Thunes, PhD August 25, 2024

Horses can consume hay pellets or cubes rapidly. How can we slow them down to increase their time spent chewing?

Practical Equine Parasite Control

Chris White, DVM August 23, 2024

Learn about common parasites affecting horses, the drugs best used to treat them, and the current state of anthelminthic (dewormer) resistance and deworming protocols.

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Drugs, Devices, and Decisions: Understanding Your Options in Managing Equine Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)

The Horse Staff August 22, 2024

Dr. Avi Blake describes equine degenerative joint disease, how it occurs, clinical signs, diagnostics, and treatment options. Sponsored by American Regent Animal Health.

Unsound and Overweight Horses

Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA August 21, 2024

Find out how you can keep your metabolically efficient horse healthy when he’s laid up with an injury or chronic illness.

Seasonal Horse Manure Changes

Elizabeth Davis, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM August 21, 2024

A veterinarian answers a reader’s question on why some horses have runny manure certain times of the year.

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Nutrition and the Equine Topline

Clair Thunes, PhD August 19, 2024

Find out how proper nutrition, including high-quality protein, could help improve muscling over your horse’s back.

A Fresh Look at the Causes of Navicular Disease

Lucile Vigouroux August 14, 2024

Getting to the root of podotrochlosis is an ongoing process. Learn about risk factors for the disease and how veterinarians diagnose it.

Weight Loss for Retired Horses

Janice L. Holland, PhD August 12, 2024

An equine nutritionist describes how to promote weight loss in horses that cannot be ridden.

Feeding Horses Chia: Consider Calcium and Phosphorus Balance

Which Omega-3 Sources are Best for My Horse?

Kristen M. Janicki, MS, PAS August 9, 2024

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.

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Endocrinopathic Laminitis Likelihood

Nora Grenager, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM August 5, 2024

Are horses that develop sepsis-related, supporting-limb, or idiopathic laminitis at a higher risk of developing endocrinopathic laminitis down the road?