Horse health information in the form of videos, slideshows, and podcasts
Learn how to properly bandage a wound on a horse’s leg using padding and Vetrap with Dr. Isabelle Kilcoyne of the University of California, Davis.
Mosquitoes are more than just annoying, blood-sucking pests—they also carry infectious diseases that can incapacitate or kill your horses.
Moving your horse to a new stable can be nerve-wracking! Bonnie Davis gives you tips on preparing to move in as well as what to bring and how to keep your horse safe and calm.
Dr. Liberty Getman, a surgeon at Tennessee Equine Hospital, describes the differences between plain-film, computed, and digital radiographs (X ray) and shows how a veterinarian takes digital radiographs of a horse’s lower leg.
Learn how to build and improve your relationship with your horse from Benjamin Aillaud, equestrian director of Cavalia, a world-renowned theatrical performance that showcases the beauty and versatility of horse.
Traveling with horses places them at risk for exposure to contagious disease, stress, and physical injury. Whether you’re transporting horses for sale or recreation, long distance or short, it’s important to keep them safe and healthy.
Tom Cassleberry, DVM, of Fairfield, California, shows you how to take your horse’s temperature.
Stall rest is necessary for treating certain equine injuries and conditions. However, keeping a horse happy and healthy during recovery is often a challenge.
Dr. Martin Nielsen of UK’s Gluck Equine Research Center presents recent equine parasite-control case studies.
Sharon Spier, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, University of California, Davis, shows you how to apply a poultice to your horse’s hoof to combat hoof abscesses.
By reviewing methods of identification, including hot branding, freeze branding, microchipping, drawings/photographs, DNA analysis, lip tattooing, and new iris scan technology, Dr. McInturff will explain the pros and cons of each method.
Exercise rider Brian VanSteenbergh shares his experience conditioning top Thoroughbred racing stallions. Daily exercise helps keep the horses fit and happy.
Dr. William Farmer, Racetrack Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the frequency of Derby horse vet checks, along with safeguards once the horses head toward the paddock.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, demonstrates and describes a race-day health check on location at Churchill Downs.
Dr. William Farmer, Racing Veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, describes the many regulatory veterinary checks designed to ensure a horse is fit to race in the Derby or Oaks.
Dr. Foster Northrop, racetrack practitioner and AAEP member, describes the care veterinarians give Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks horses, along with what it’s like to be a Derby horse vet.
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