How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Phalangeal casts can aid healing of wounds in the foot and pastern region and help a horse return to function, researchers recently reported.
Although phalangeal casts (which cover the hoof and pastern but not the fetlock) are often
Once you learn how the equine eye functions, you’ll better understand your horse’s actions. And you’ll have insight managing your trail horse when it becomes skittish for no apparent reason.
A horse owner’s age is a major predictor in how involved they will be in the horse industry, according to a new survey.
The findings are part of the American Horse Publications online nationwide survey, conducted from Oct. 15, 20
When stalling your horse, consider the long-term effects this might have on general health and emotional state.
Dr. Kristina Hiney, PhD, Omega Fields Equine Nutrition Advisor, has prepared a series of seasonal tips to help horse owners transitioning their horses from one season to another.
Horses with allergic diseases, like recurrent airway obstruction, might have fewer parasites.
The way horse owners obtain equine health information has a lot do with their age, according to a recent survey.
The findings are part of the American Horse Publications online nationwide survey, conducted from Oct. 15, 2009, to Jan.
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While sticking accelerators have been recently been pegged to Toyota vehicles, this can occur in any vehicle for a variety of reasons, ranging from a broken motor mount or improper floor mat, to a system glitch, so it is best to be prepared.
Read MoreA group of veterinarians in Oklahoma are hoping a controversial advertisement will convince state legislators to kill a bill that would allow horse owners and their employees to buy and administer veterinary prescription sedatives used in teeth
The nation’s largest veterinary association briefed Congress March 29 on the use of antibiotics in animal health, providing in-depth scientific information on the necessity of antibiotic use for preventing and treating disease in companion
Horses are athletes, too, and according to research, they need that stretching as much as humans do.
In a retrospective study of 118 French Trotters, a team of veterinarians found that horses with back pain had more severe and localized lesions identifiable on X ray than horses with no evidence of back pain, but even pain-free horses had lesio
The best way to prepare for emergencies is to try to prevent them. Perhaps the best approach to first aid is to minimize the risk of accidents, injuries, and disease. Sometimes we do foolish things with, and to, our horses.
Abnormalities in the throats of yearling racehorses will negatively impact the horses’ athletic potential, making careful evaluation of these structures an important part of the prepurchase examination.
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A horse that has gained a worldwide following for his recovery from a freak accident could be cleared to go home by the week of April 5, according to his veterinarians at the University of Tennessee Equine Hospital.
Since January, Am
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