How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Should a horse get turnout after a massage? A warm bath and liniment rub? Rest or exercise? Dr. Gina Tranquillo-Shade and Michele Haman of Equi-Librium Therapy LLC talk about what care a horse should receive immediately after a massage.
Researchers investigated the degree to which boots and wraps impair convection cooling—potentially damaging tendon cells—during exercise.
One additional horse at the affected horse’s facility has been exposed.
Researcher: ACOX1 might factor into energy metabolism that contributes to the different needs of certain breeds, including Thoroughbreds and Arabians, as well as “rustic” breeds capable of surviving harsh conditions.
Veterinarians from UC Davis offer 10 important tips to prevent heat-related problems in horses.
Researchers found horses, unlike dogs, might perceive certain optical illusions similar to the way humans see them.
One horse has been confirmed with Eastern equine encephalitis.
Dr. Gina Tranquillo-Shade and Michele Haman of Equi-Librium Therapy LLC talk about whether massage can help or hurt horses with polysaccharide storage myopathy.
Horses with a history of anxiety during fireworks displays showed marked improvement with treatment, their owners reported.
Horse manure is rich not only in energy and soil-building nutrients, but also information about your horse’s health and well-being. In this article, veterinarians offer guidelines to help you better “read” your horse’s poop.
Horses with Cushing’s have a harder time regulating their body temperature and often sport longer coats. Dr. Jeanette Mero has recommendations for keeping those horses comfortable.
Donkeys can thrive off straw and other low-quality forage, unlike most horses and ponies, and now we have a better idea why.
Twenty horses at a boarding facility were exposed to equine herpesvirus.
Swedish researchers observed 22 geldings as they learned to navigate automatic feeding stations equipped with automatic doors, food dispensers, and microchip readers.
Dr. Andrew van Eps suggests addressing obesity now to prevent laminitis, shares new insight into supporting limb laminitis, and offers advice about icing feet in acute cases.
This marks the second documented case of a newborn foal contracting atypical myopathy and the first to link the condition to toxins passed through the mare’s milk.
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