How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Before WNV reached North American shores, there were two other forms of viral encephalitis for horse owners to worry about. Eastern, Western and Venezuelan equine encephalitis are killers, but vaccination can help stave off these neurologic diseases.
Learn how your horse’s anatomy works with our complete anatomy and physiology guide, including basic terminology, skin, forelimbs, hindlimbs, feet/hooves, head and neck, tendons/ligaments, muscles, digestive, cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
Equine influenza is a common respiratory infection. There are vaccinations against equine flu, but are all vaccines created equally? For the latest news from researchers on equine influenza, read on.
Equine vaccination is complicated, and many factors affecting immunity and vaccination provide possibilities for new technologies and ways to vaccinate horses. Tomorrow’s vaccine technology and delivery methods promise better immunity for horses.
Although the stress of exposition environments might be unavoidable, according to several exposition professionals, its effects on horses can be reduced through careful selection of the horses that will be participating and management at the event.
“Please help! My 10-year-old Quarter Horse has been down in the pasture for two days and won’t get up. What should I do?”
“A week ago I saw my horse bitten by a skunk in broad daylight. I dressed the wounds, but after searching the internet
If your horse has ulcers, giving him omeprazole isn’t the only thing you can do to help reduce the severity of the problem. Noah Cohen, VMD, PhD, MPH, Dipl. ACVIM, discussed a study that found alfalfa hay reduced the severity of ulcers in young,
It wasn’t a hoax or revenge that cost a Southern Oregon man many of his belongings when people responded to a Craigslist posting and nearly emptied his rural home, officers say: It was a pair of thieves covering their tracks.
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Flat tires are the leading cause of disablements involving horse trailers. While horse haulers can never totally eliminate the risk of a breakdown, the risk can be minimized by taking the proper steps. USRider offered the following suggestions
I have a serious problem with my 3-year-old Warmblood filly I recently purchased. I had her extensively vette
The best way to keep your horses healthy is prevent them from getting sick. Sounds absurdly simple, right? In theory, this works. But in the real world of trying to protect horse
With the exception of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, which began in September to allow for the southern hemisphere’s “reversed” order of seasons–winter in Australia is summer in North America–the summer Olympic Games generally are held in just that: the good old summertime.
My 4-year-old Quarter Horse gelding does not like to bend his knees and hocks. He feels like he’s walking on stilts.
Working with visually impaired horses has been mostly with those that lost vision as an adult, after they had been trained. And, in general, the horses I have worked with directly have impressed me with how adaptable they have been with losing vision
To understand the best approach to treating equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), it is helpful to have a brief look at how the protozoa (single-celled parasites) that cause EPM–Sarcocystis neurona–enter the central nervous system.
Osteoarthritis is the most common human joint disorder in the world, and in the equine industry it’s the most economically important disease. It’s the primary cause of decreased athletic function and wastage in racehorses.
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