Exercise significantly affects risk of gastric ulcer development in horses, particularly in the glandular region, which underscores the need for management precautions.
Varying the surfaces on which you exercise your horse can help produce a strong, well-rounded equine athlete. Learn more in this article from the Summer 2023 issue of The Horse.
Here’s how to implement feed and exercise changes for horses that are overweight or obese.
The steps you take to care for your horse both immediately after a competition and once you’re back home are important to his athletic longevity.
Keeping competition horses well hydrated isn’t always easy. Our nutritionist offers tips to help prevent dehydration.
The footing beneath your horse’s feet affects his overall soundness. Discover what scientists are learning about footing and its connection to lameness and other health issues.
Find out how your horse can hurt his neck, risks for injury and disease, and associated therapies, so you can give your horse the best chance for a strong neck and an athletic future.
Water treadmills and swimming can be useful when rehabilitating or conditioning horses. Learn how to choose the right option for your horse based on your goals.
Sacroiliac disease can affect any horse, potentially limiting performance abilities.
Knowing how to select the perfect mount, train and condition him properly, and manage his health so he’ll deliver his best in the show pen is how champion riders of reiners, cutters, and rodeo sports succeed.
Helping your horse develop balance, core strength, and range of motion can be the key to injury prevention and better performance. Learn more in this article from the Spring 2023 issue of The Horse.
Learn how young horses’ bodies adapt to exercise and how to prepare them for successful careers.
A sports medicine specialist looks at what could cause a Western dressage horse to travel haunches-in during the right-lead canter.
Managing the magnitude and frequency of limb loading is key to keeping horses—particularly racehorses—injury-free.
Research and advancements are improving our understanding of how water exercise benefits both healthy and rehabbing horses.
Understanding how and why injuries in sport horses happen might be the best way to prevent them.
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