Sensible Recovery Strategies for Equine Athletes
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.
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.
Rehabilitation is vital to a horse’s recovery from illness, injury, or surgery. Learn more during Equine Rehabilitation Awareness Week.
In a research review, scientists found that longer, less intense warmups might improve horse performance and well-being.
Learn how to safely improve your horse’s fitness all week on TheHorse.com. Sponsored by NexHA.
Learn about fibrotic myopathy, MFM, botulism, PSSM, and HYPP and how they affect horses.
Explore the causes of and treatments for this common muscular problem in horses, along with prevention methods.
Horses with certain health conditions should skip sweet treats. Find out if your horse is one.
A sports medicine specialist looks at what could cause a Western dressage horse to travel haunches-in during the right-lead canter.
Horses with PSSM1 might benefit from magnesium supplementation, but it is important to use the right form and reevaluate its effects on your horse periodically.
Tying-up is a painful muscle condition in horses. An equine nutritionist offers advice on how to balance your horse’s diet to decrease the likelihood of an episode.
Choosing a diet that is low in starch and sugar can help reduce excess muscle glycogen storage in horses with PSSM.
Does alfalfa cause kidney or respiratory problems or make horses hyper? Specialists shed light on these myths and more.
Standing surgery allows for treatment options that might not have been possible previously due to risks associated with general anesthesia.
Researchers are redefining the muscular diseases long called “tying-up.” While they seem similar, the causes are different, and each requires specific management.
Learn how fluid therapy enhances horses’ recovery from life-threatening diseases by correcting dehydration and shock.
Learn about common upper airway problems in horses and how to address them in this visual guide. Sponsored by Endoscopy Support Services Inc.
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