How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Scientists recently reported on cases of parasitic worms living in Korean horses’ eyes, triggering immune responses that lead to a cloudy cornea and ultimately total–but reversible– blindness.
The University of Maryland Thoroughbred breeding program will be suspended until a more sustainable funding model can be identified.
Belgian veterinarians have successfully completed the first cardiac ablation—a procedure used to correct irregular heartbeats—performed in a horse. Diamant, a 5-year-old Norwegian show jumper, came through the four-hour operation with no difficulties.
Proper planning can help prevent a disease episode on your farm from becoming a full-blown outbreak.
Community disaster planning begins at home and in neighborhoods, and with understanding your farm.
Good footing, proper conditioning, balanced nutrition, and careful attention to joints and soft tissues are key to maintaining eventers, hunter/jumpers, and dressage horses.
The first 67 of 550 equine athletes have arrived at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, nine days before the start of the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018.
Whether you’re taking your horse on a back-country vacation, moving out of state, or traveling to the World Equestrian Games, don’t assume your horse’s feed will be available at your destination.
Find out how to construct safe, aesthetic, and eco-friendly confinement areas on your horse property.
Take steps to manage your horse’s weight and behavior while he’s cooped up.
The horse training aid researchers tested–made up of a system of loops and a pulley–could help keep rein tension levels at near zero with the horse’s nose at the vertical.
A senior mare gets grumpy when other horses walk by her in the barn. Our equine behaviorist looks at possible reasons why and how her owner can fix her aggressive behavior.
Selective breeding has led to a Thoroughbred uniquely adapted to modern racing’s demands. But it’s also led to inbreeding, and with that has come some less favorable genetic issues.
The event will take place Sept. 21 at the Lanceri di Montebello military academy, where equine welfare pioneer Captain Federico Caprilli worked in the 1800s.
Taylor Equine Hospital assistant Ali Harman’s dream job involves clinic cases, farm calls, and foal watch.
How does a veterinary behaviorist know for sure something is or is not a psychological problem?
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