How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Effective Dec. 1, horses granted a therapeutic use exemption can remain on pergolide with no drug withdrawal prior to competition and no need to file a medication report form each time they compete.
Learn about a welfare-friendly way to desensitize horses.
We all want to be the kind of person other trail riders enjoy being around. Use these eight simple techniques to be a fun and safe riding buddy on the trail.
Polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) and stanolozol might offer veterinarians and owners new alternative treatment options to help reduce pain, improve joint function, and minimize joint tissue deterioration in horses with arthritis.
Dr. Wayne McIlwraith describes how joint treatments for horses have changed over the years and what therapeutic options might be on the horizon.
To boot, researchers found that it’s not always easy for owners to spot ocular issues: Owners reported that fewer than 4% of the study horses had some sort of ocular disease, but researchers determined that nearly 90% of them did.
Dr. Stephanie Valberg explains how five major advancements in veterinary technology have helped her and others learn more about and discover new equine muscle disorders.
Researchers tested a sulfadiazine and trimethoprim suspension specifically designed for oral administration with positive results.
Researchers say pack mules dealt with the physical and emotional stress of a rigorous five-day journey very well, Here’s what they learned in their study.
In a recent study, Chinese researchers validated a new hair test that can detect well over 100 prohibited substances in a single analytical run, even weeks and even months after doping occurred.
After several pox outbreaks in horses and donkeys in Brazil, researchers are still working to understand how the equids got the vaccinia virus, why humans don’t seem to get it from equids, and why some equids get it in a population and others don’t.
Little Kings Buckaroo Renaissance is new resident stallion in the Gluck Center’s parasitology research herd of Miniature Horses.
Researchers suspected that in some cases of septic arthritis bacteria might damage cartilage canals and interrupt blood supply. And in that situation, genetics—osteochondrosis’ most common cause—would have nothing to do with the resulting lesions.
Researchers said that, during migrations, wild horses might be relying on memory that’s been passed down culturally or genetically from previous generations.
I purchased a horse, and she came with no health records. How do I get her back on a preventive care regimen?
Researchers have discovered the inner workings of a known “speed gene” in Thoroughbred racehorses, which directly affects skeletal muscle growth and, in turn, race distance aptitude.
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