How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Just as when a bunch of people are confined to a relatively small space, such as in an office or airplane, when
In tough economic times, many horse owners look for ways to cut costs. Too often this is done by cutting back on veterinary care. However, it is important to keep in mind that what may save us a couple of dollars now might end up costing us much
Much like humans, horses need a proper diet and adequate exercise to maintain a healthy body weight.
Windpuffs are soft, fluid-filled swellings toward the back of the fetlock joint, resulting from inflamed deep digital flexor tendon sheaths. Most commonly, these puffy enlargements are symptomless blemishes–old and cold, the result of years of hard work.
(Editor’s Note: Dr. McDonnell answered a reader’s questions on her horse biting another in the throat in the March 2007 issue. The reader and McDonnell follow up on this interesting
I own a Percheron/Thoroughbred gelding who started to have severe allergic reactions to vaccinations last year.
Rotational deworming–dosing horses with different classes of dewormers in rotation–is often recommended for controlling equine internal parasites. The theory is that by using all of the available effective deworming drug classes, we combine their
More than 1,500 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Where do you work your horses?”
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Despite the fact that 20% of racehorses in the southern United States are affected by anhidrosis–the inability or decreased ability to sweat–the underlying causes of this medical condition remain unknown. Sweating is the primary mean Sign up now for the free Webinar on Equine Ulcers: Your Horse At Risk. Pusterla discussed the effectiveness of three vaccination strategies against L. intracellularis, which causes proliferative enteropathy (a spreading intestinal disease). “Although the clinical entity (L. intracellularis infection), diagnostic evalua Ivermectin has become one of the most widely used deworming medications worldwide since its introduction 25 years ago. It’s usually considered to have a large margin of safety, but it can be highly toxic in rare circumstances Move over, Bute. In a new independent study, researchers at Colorado State University’s Gail Holmes Equine Orthopaedic Research Center concluded that diclofenac liposomal cream (1% diclofenac sodium, trade name Surpass) is safer and more ReRun, the Thoroughbred adoption program headquartered in New Jersey, will be freeze branding its horses to protect them from getting into the wrong hands. Joining ReRun in this initiative is Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC) and Mylestone Owners of senior horses and ponies have very special stories to tell. Now horse enthusiasts can share their stories with the rest of the country by entering the Purina Senior Horse Tales Contest online at
Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have received a three-year $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a vaccine to protect against glanders and melioidosis, diseases caused by pathogens that pose potential Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.comWeekly PollCreate a free account with TheHorse.com! |
