An Ounce of Prevention
Erica Larson
May 5, 2014
What preventive methods do you use to keep your senior horses healthy and happy? What signs do you look for to indicate there might be a problem?
What preventive methods do you use to keep your senior horses healthy and happy? What signs do you look for to indicate there might be a problem?
Are you confused about equine nutrition? Learn how to feed your horse in our step-by-step visual guide.
Have you ever wondered how a veterinarian would train and develop a horse? Find out from a veterinarian who’s also a Grand Prix dressage trainer and clinician.
How have you helped senior horses find their forever homes?
Last spring my veterinarian requested her clients stop deworming their horses. We now do no deworming and have her perform two fecal egg counts per year–one in the spring and one in the fall. Is this program of not deworming okay for my horses?
Researchers found that oral supplementation of glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, and MSM did not improve stiff gaits in one senior horse population.
The whole painful process–deciding when the time has arrived, disposing of remains, dealing with grief–can be made less stressful when everything involved with the euthanasia process is understood and decisions are planned ahead of time.
Owners face a sometimes overwhelming amount of options when it comes to supplementing horses for joint health. Learn about equine joint supplement ingredients, research, and what might help your horse in our easy-to-follow visual guide.
Researchers are continually working to find new and better ways to manage and treat horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, formerly equine Cushing’s). Learn the most up-to-date informations about this disease from our experts.
Of the 1,638 respondents, 24% said their oldest horse is 26 to 30 years old.
A combination of mesenchymal stem cells and gene therapy reduced osteoarthritis progression in one model.
Dr. Dianne McFarlane compares pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and equine metabolic syndrome.
The 17.3-hand former mount of U.S. equestrian Karen O’Conner was euthanized earlier this week. He was 30.
Researchers are still working to fully understand what impact aging has on the equine immune system.
EOTRH is a painful, recently identified condition that primarily affects horses’ incisors and canine teeth.
In the face of new racing medication rules, vets are revisiting treatment approaches for injured horses.
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