How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Researchers confirmed using resistance band systems, balance pads, and dynamic mobilization can help improve spinal muscle characteristics and postural stability.
Neurologic examinations in foals are easy to perform and provide useful information about the neonate’s overall health status.
Horses are susceptible to a number of viral and bacterial diseases for which the equine industry has produced safe and effective vaccinations.
Veterinarians can use these fetal parameters to monitor foal health and predict foaling date.
Approximately 5-20% of newborn foals are diagnosed with failure of passive transfer and are at risk for developing serious medical conditions. Learn more in this visual guide.
Another equid on the Eagle County farm was exposed.
Dr. Morgan Hayes of the University of Kentucky describes barn and indoor arena ventilation problems and how to fix them.
Does freezing weather turn urine and water in your stalls’ runs into pee-filled ice rinks? There’s no perfect solution, but here are some tips that might help.
To help our readers better understand soft tissue injuries, we combed our content library to find our top resources on the topic.
Veterinarians have confirmed two more Washington state horses with equine influenza (EI). One of the horses also has respiratory EHV-1.
Researchers tested pooled platelet-rich plasma lysate as a unique anti-inflammatory approach to joint preservation on lab samples.
Renowned equine anesthesiologist Dr. John Hubbell described equine anesthesia, and its strengths and limitations, in the Milne Lecture.
French researchers found that signs of poor welfare in the barn correlate with more behavioral signs of poor welfare under saddle.
The positive tests follow the euthanasia of three other horses at the facility.
The affected Dallas County farm is under official quarantine.
People sometimes assume that an individual horse prefers women over men. Let’s look at what the science says.
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