How to care for the basic health needs of horses
While researchers have looked at the reduced risk of serious injury to an equestrian when he or she wears a helmet, there has been less study into the effect of other safety equipment, including protective vests.
Researchers aren’t sure why insulin dysregulation causes laminitis, but they do have some clues. Dr. Teresa Burns explains.
Consider the big picture—from farrier care and diet to environment and genetics—when working to keep horse hooves healthy.
Dr. Teresa Burns describes what laminitis is and its relationship to endocrine diseases such as insulin resistance, equine metabolic syndrome, and PPID.
Arthroscopic pastern bone chip removal in horses had no significant impact on Thoroughbreds’ racing performance, researchers found.
What causes patchy hair loss in horses? How can I treat it?
A biomechanical engineer explains how most modern riding helmets protect our heads and what they might protect against in the future, as well.
Infection can cause serious illness in neonates. Make sure your newborn receives enough disease-fighting antibodies from his dam’s first milk.
Address the entire horse, not just the injury, when bringing a patient back to work, veterinarians say.
Does your horse refuse to stand still in the cross-ties? An equine behavior expert shares how to instill good grooming manners in a young horse or curb existing rude behavior in the cross-ties.
The USEF said that, in both natural and synthetic forms, CBD is likely to affect a horse’s performance due to its reported anxiolytic (anxiety-reducing) effects.
Researchers and veterinarians around the world strive to learn more about the lamellae and have made scientific advances in laminitis diagnosis, treatment, and prevention over the past several years. Here’s what we know.
Some horses with neuromuscular disease could have a protozoan parasite Sarcocystis fayeri in their skeletal muscles, researchers learned.
Researchers say this might be a bigger source of environmental contamination than previously thought.
In honor of International Donkey Week, May 6-11, 2019, we asked readers to share photos and stories of their favorite long-eared equines.
One behavior expert explains the differences in behavior between donkeys and horses.
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