Horse health information in the form of videos, slideshows, and podcasts
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.
Broodmares require additional vaccinations to help ensure their foals are protected from disease. Learn about proper broodmare vaccinations with Dr. Dale Brown of the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital.
Kelly Carlson, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, describes respiratory-focused presentations from the 2010 convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Topics included antibiotics, electroacupuncture, epidemiological surveys, and more.
Hoof examination, cracks, puncture wounds, custom-molded horseshoes, heel support, and more were discussed during the day-long farriery program at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention.
Dr. Tom Brokken discusses bone lesions, track surfaces, the racing industry’s commitment to making racing safer, and more topics from the racehorse session at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention.
Learn how to clean and disinfect a dirty stall between horses, after a sick horse occupies it, or before placing a mare in the stall to foal (with Dr. Roberta Dwyer of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center).
Summary of several presentations on joint issues in horses from the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, with Dr. Wayne McIlwraith of Colorado State University.
Dr. Carrie Finno of the University of California, Davis, uses several case videos to describe the neurologic disease neuroaxonal dystrophy (also called equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy) in horses.
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