How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Should you adjust your horse’s diet if he will have time off during winter? What changes are safe to make? An equine nutritionist explains.
Learn about this life-threatening condition that occurs when Gram-negative bacteria or parts of their walls access a horse’s blood.
When will your mare foal? Learn the signs of impending foaling and what prognostic tools can help.
Ah, the age-old question: When managing horse wounds, should you wrap them or let them “air out”? Researchers are working to determine whether bandaging is the best option and in what circumstances.
How to decide if your older mare is a good candidate for breeding and improve her chances of success.
Learn how and why this approach is a cornerstone in the treatment of dorsal spinous process impingement.
A horse’s ridden or competitive career doesn’t have to end after an osteoarthritis diagnosis. Two experts share tips for conditioning these animals.
When do I start my foal on an exercise program? What type of exercise should I start him with, and when?
Two experts describe this degenerative suspensory ligament condition in horses and what new information researchers are learning about it.
An equine nutritionist emphasizes the importance of fiber in horse diets and shares 2 rules for safe fiber-feeding practices.
Here’s how you can recognize the early signs and risk factors for EGUS, and how veterinarians diagnose and treat the condition.
Researchers believe exercise, stress, and diet can contribute to leaky gut in horses, but a prebiotic product might reduce the incidence.
Extruded horse feeds offer higher digestibility, longer consumption time, and decreased dust and pathogens, making them an ideal option for feeding some types of horses.
Read about the steps veterinarians and farriers take to identify, evaluate, and treat riding horses’ hoof problems.
An equine nutritionist describes the connections between heat stroke and leaky gut in horses and what you can do to prevent these problems.
How to ensure the late-gestation mare is getting enough nutrients to meet both her needs and those of the developing fetus.
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