Horse health information in the form of videos, slideshows, and podcasts
Learn how weather, horse age, stocking density, and practices such as dragging and rotating pastures can affect your horse’s worm burden. Dr. Lori Bidwell also gives management tips for minimizing worm populations in your horses.
Learn about how your horse’s body adapts to exercise and how to optimize his fitness.
Learn about the May 2011 outbreak of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) neurologic disease, along with background information on EHV-1 and recommendations for veterinarians to help diagnose, treat, and educate owners about this disease.
The May 2011 outbreak of the sometimes fatal neurologic disease caused by equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) has generated widespread concern throughout the horse industry. Learn about recognizing, treating, and preventing this disease in this free webinar
Learn how your horse’s back works and causes of and treatments for equine back pain, with biomechanics researcher Dr. Hilary Clayton of Michigan State University.
What internal parasites can affect horses, and how much damage can they cause? How do we fight them? Dr. Lori Bidwell explains in this video.
What environmentally friendly management practices might work for you and your farm?
Learn about equine metabolic syndrome and its relationship to laminitis, recognizing and managing at-risk horses to prevent laminitis, and more with Dr. Raymond Geor of Michigan State University.
Why and when should you geld or castrate a stallion, and what’s involved in the procedure? How should you care for the new gelding afterward? Dr. Christy Corp-Minamiji of Davis, California, explains.
Dr. Stephen White of the University of California, Davis, discusses common skin problems in horses resulting from bacterial/fungal infections, such as pyoderma, vasculitis, and Staphylococcus infections. Treatments are also covered.
Learn what first-aid supplies you should have on hand for the humans working in and visiting your barn with Dr. Roberta Dwyer of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center.
Learn how vaccines work, which ones your horse should have, and reactions to watch out for with Dr. Dale Brown of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
What weeds, trees, and shrubs are poisonous to your horses?
What you should have in a first-aid kit for your horses, with Dr. Roberta Dwyer of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center.
Regular body condition scoring helps you keep your horse in good health. Learn how and when to score your horse with Dr. Bob Coleman of the University of Kentucky.
Learn about many aspects of equine ophthalmology, including common horse eye problems such as ulcers and uveitis, along with medical and surgical treatments.
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