How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Mites, lice, flies, and mosquitoes can cause irritation to horses and carry dangerous diseases. Be aware of the external parasite species that are in your area and when they are prevalent so you can control them.
Stallions with access to each other through stall walls interacted frequently with a “surprisingly low” injury rate.
Confinement is difficult but often necessary for healing. Learn how to keep horses healthy while on stall rest.
Churchill Downs was the first track to be accredited in 2009, the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance’s inaugural year.
Why do horses do the things they do? A behaviorist talks about how horses learn, stereotypies, herd dynamics, and more!
We’ve scoured our archives and gathered 10 resources you can use to decode your horses’ behavior.
Horses in the group housing situation had fewer stress indicators than those stalled individually, researchers found.
Could a relaxed mental state caused by positive reinforcement training also be associated with penile relaxation?
The New Mexico Racing Commission will enhance its out-of-competition drug testing program effective immediately.
Researchers hope study results will help them establish guidelines for administering nerve blocks in horses’ hind limbs.
Standardbreds training over shorter distances lost fewer training days to injury, but still raced successfully.
These micronutrients found in forage, feeds, and supplements help support the athletic horse’s health.
Dr. Kyla Ortved specializes in orthopedic surgery, including arthroscopy, tenoscopy, and fracture repair.
No single agent reliably disrupted biofilm in all tested bacteria, but several were effective against specific species.
Dr. Martin Nielsen will have three parasitology papers published in the Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ).
Brood V of the 17-year periodical cicada, which is comprised of three separate species, is due to emerge this spring.
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