Winterizing Horses
Nancy S. Loving, DVM
January 7, 2026
Take a few simple precautions and management approaches to help your horse weather winter safely.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Take a few simple precautions and management approaches to help your horse weather winter safely.
Let’s take a look back at our readers’ favorite content in 2025 from the mare gestation calculator to equine wound care.
Advances in imaging, individualized treatment protocols, and farrier-veterinarian collaboration now give many horses a chance to stay sound and in work. Read more in the Research Roundup 2025 Issue of The Horse.
An equine nutritionist explains why beet pulp might be a useful addition to your senior horse’s diet, especially during colder months.
In this podcast excerpt Dr. Beau Whitaker explains how veterinarians choose the right joint injection product for each horse.
Learn the difference between ration balancer feeds and supplements and how they benefit horses when pastures are scarce.
Don’t wait for the first snowflakes to prepare your horse property for the cold, dark, and wet months ahead.
Find out how to safely feed horses fat and if it’s a good weight-gain solution.
How much selenium do mules need, and what risks accompany selenium deficiency or toxicity? An equine nutritionist explains.
Learn how new research insights on equine spinal conditions help veterinarians extend horses’ soundness and longevity in The Horse‘s Research Roundup 2025 issue.
Is your horse’s hay meeting his nutritional, health, and welfare needs? Learn how to make informed forage decisions.
In this podcast excerpt Dr. JD Conway explains how veterinarians might be able to slow the progression of equine joint disease.
What causes delayed-onset muscle soreness in horses, and what does its occurrence tell us about our horses’ fitness levels? Learn more in the Winter 2025 issue of The Horse.
How to ensure the late-gestation mare is getting enough nutrients to meet both her needs and those of the developing fetus.
Read about the do’s and don’ts of feeding horses that have 4 common health conditions, including gastric ulcers, metabolic disorders, and more.
Equine veterinarians break down equine herpesvirus-1 transmission, testing, neurologic disease, and prevention.
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