How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Dr. Rebecca Gimenez of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue explains how to select and learn to use a fire extinguisher for your horse barn.
Researchers determined that, even in a short time span, a horse can associate a place with positive or negative experiences and consequently present different emotions when he returns to that place.
The answer might surprise you.
Researchers found significant signs of stress reduction when horses inhaled lavender essential oil from a diffuser compared to water vapor and chamomile.
A custom-fitted thermoplastic glue-on shoe, designed to support the frog, made study ponies at-risk for laminitis more comfortable within three days, researchers said.
Horse are especially sensitive to endotoxemia. To address the issue, Dr. Stacy Anderson of Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tennessee, presents her research on neutrophil apoptosis (the death of cells that occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism’s growth or development) in horses.
However, researchers did observe an 86% reduction in inhalable dust concentrations when horses were fed haylage instead of hay and stalls were bedded with wood shavings instead of straw.
Do you have a plan in place to evacuate your horses in case of fire or another emergency? Dr. Rebecca Gimenez of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue and Alayne Blickle of Horses for Clean Water tell you how to get started.
The VMD suspended sales in the United Kingdom of products for food-producing animals that contain the excipient diethanolamine (or DEA) including injectable flunixin, an analgesic commonly used in equine veterinary medicine.
The updated edition includes five additional sections, new information on computer simulation methods maps to show the spread of anthelmintic resistance, and more.
Learn about applying a lip twitch and the endorphin release that occurs during application.
An immunotherapeutics approach could represent a new generation in therapies for treating chronic immune diseases and could mean new treatment options are on the horizon for horses suffering from IBH.
When it comes to getting necessary medications into horses’ mouths, even the shortest pony can turn into an equine version of a giraffe. Here are tips to make medicating easier.
Survey respondents said a geriatric horse’s ability to lead a comfortable life ranked highest in their veterinary care decisions, and many owners said they’d made numerous accommodations for their animals’ needs.
Horse health care often requires teamwork. Use these tips to find the right equine health professionals for your team.
Caring for the older horse can require special attention to his needs. Download this free guide to find out what health issues to watch for and how to keep your senior horse happy and healthy.
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