Managing Bug Bites in Horses
Rosanna Marsella, DVM, Dipl. ACVD
May 31, 2024
Learn how to properly repel insects and manage itchy bug bites in your horse.
Learn how to properly repel insects and manage itchy bug bites in your horse.
An equine dermatology expert explains how you can manage and prevent insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) in riding horses during prime competition (and IBH) season.
Water is one of the essential nutrients a horse’s body needs to carry out various vital functions. Here’s what to remember about supplying your horse with water.
Hives can be caused by environmental factors including warm and wet weather. Learn how to determine what triggers your horse’s hives and how to manage them.
Insect bite hypersensitivity can negatively affect horse health and welfare. Find out what treatments researchers are developing to help horses with sweet itch.
Learn more about this respiratory disease and how it affects adult horses housed on pasture in hot, humid climates.
Here’s what you can do to help your allergy-prone horse prepare for the onslaught of seasonal allergens.
Learn how allergies happen, how they affect your horse’s body, and how to avoid or treat them.
Summer sores can worsen rapidly without prompt treatment. Find out how to prevent these lesions and explore methods veterinarians use to address them.
Learn how to recognize summer sores in horses and what your veterinarian might do to make a definitive diagnosis.
Follow the steps in this visual guide to relieve your horse’s clinical signs of insect bite hypersensitivity and prevent future flare-ups. Sponsored by KineticVet.
Look for educational information about summer sores in horses all week on TheHorse.com.
There’s nothing appealing about this seasonal skin condition. Here’s what experts know about managing, treating, and preventing sweet itch in horses.
Horse show environments can put sport horses at risk for developing skin problems. Learn what causes common skin issues and how to return horses to top form.
Abruptly putting a horse on pasture can lead to colic or laminitis. Here’s advice to help avoid health problems.
Cold weather affects older horses more than it does their younger companions. Learn how to keep your senior comfortable and healthy during cold weather.
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