How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Horse owners are facing uncertain times as COVID-19 spreads and they’re unable to travel to the barn or ride. Here are tips for adjusting your horse’s diet if he’s out of work.
Do older horses that eat senior feeds have a higher risk of choke?
All exposed horses remain under voluntary quarantine.
What to do if you need help feeding your horses after a COVID-19-related job loss, and how to help others if you don’t.
Move pregnant mares from areas where wild cherry trees are abundant to minimize caterpillar exposure; digestion of the insects can cause early- and late-term foal losses or weak foals.
Eleven additional horses are suspected positive for infectious respiratory disease, and more than 50 exposed horses are under voluntary quarantine in Douglas County.
Investigators studying equine musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and metabolic disease, laminitis, racing safety, new technologies, and other topics are encouraged to apply.
You and the professionals you choose are equally important in ensuring your horse’s hoof health.
Seven measurement tools and methods veterinarians can implement into equine rehabilitation programs to track progress.
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services officials clear the facility for normal use.
The pony and 44 other exposed Alameda County horses are under quarantine.
Dwarfism in horses causes major health challenges, leading to a heightened risk of functional handicaps, nutritional disorders, chronic pain, and serious welfare concerns.
Female mules can’t reproduce naturally. But researchers found they can make excellent surrogate dams for embryo transfer.
Factors that contribute to a breeder’s likelihood of getting a live foal using intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
An additional 28 horses have been exposed.
Two leading genetics researchers described current and upcoming tests for a variety of heritable equine conditions.
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