Spring Grass Safety for Your Horse
Shannon Pratt-Phillips, MSc, PhD
March 30, 2020
As benign as it might seem, this fresh forage can cause more harm than good. Here’s what to remember.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
As benign as it might seem, this fresh forage can cause more harm than good. Here’s what to remember.
Your horse came out of winter in good body condition. Find out how can you keep that trend going as the grass greens.
Study: Amikacin is indeed toxic to cartilage, synovial cells, and stem cells. When used preventively for joint injections, lower doses are likely warranted.
Administering detomidine gel to mares intravaginally might be easier and more effective than giving it intravenously.
Get tips for keeping disease-spreading ticks off your horse from Dr. Erika Machtinger of Pennsylvania State University.
Adult horses are at greatest risk of infection in late winter and early spring.
The Retired Racehorse Project’s executive director and longtime member of the racing industry offers insight into the pandemic’s effect on Thoroughbred rehoming as tracks close and sales are canceled.
Two additional horses at the Foothills County stable were placed under a three-week quarantine.
Our international reporter based in France shares her experiences during confinement and seeks clarity on official guidelines for horse care and welfare.
Pilot study: 82% of unsound racehorses with osteoarthritis treated with 2.5% PAAG joint injections showed no signs of lameness six weeks after treatment.
A deep branch lateral plantar neurectomy and fasciotomy procedure can get affected horses back to work.
Ticks can infect horses with an array of diseases including piroplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Lyme disease.
Management strategies include inhaled corticosteroids and environmental changes such as steaming hay.
Forty-one additional horses are under quarantine.
A veterinarian shares the latest research findings regarding Lyme disease in horses and her practical experience as a veterinary internal medicine specialist in the heart of Lyme country.
Learn about these disease-carrying parasites and how to protect your horse.
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