Salt Intake, Lethargy, and Weight Loss: What’s the Link?
Clair Thunes, PhD
July 20, 2020
A horse in Arizona is low-energy and losing weight in the summer heat. Find out what might help.
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A horse in Arizona is low-energy and losing weight in the summer heat. Find out what might help.
A reader’s horse who doesn’t like to drink when traveling recently tied up while running cross-country at an event. Our nutritionist offers advice to get the horse to hydrate in the future.
Veterinarians need to assess horses, diagnose the cause of pain, and start medical management early for the best prognosis.
Though it can, rarely, resolve on its own, airway noise always merits investigation. Learn about the three most common noise-making pathologies and how they’re treated.
Dr. Stephen Duren shares information about alfalfa’s calorie density and recommends how and when to feed it.
Dr. Hilary Clayton offers advice on the best way to warm up and supple your horse at the beginning of your ride.
Learn about this therapy designed to provide support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting their range of motion.
City of Rocks in south central Idaho became one of the first three rides allowed to proceed with American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC)-approved safety regulations.
Brown will lead the effort to develop, communicate, and enforce safety and integrity policies for both racing and sales operations.
The body delivers blood to help tendons heal. Power Doppler can identify when blood is present in horses’ injuries that veterinarians might otherwise believe to have recovered.
The Horse’s managing editor attended her first hunter show since Kentucky lifted its COVID-19 restrictions.
Learn about equine gastric ulcer syndrome signs, diagnostic methods, and prevention and treatment strategies in this visual guide.
What could cause a change in an adult horse’s leg conformation?
Learn why this fetlock injury occurs and how veterinarians diagnose it.
Your horse’s health status might call for a low-starch diet. Learn which conditions benefit from low starch levels and how to make the change.
Sometimes rest is the best recipe for recovery for an injured horse. Learn about the science of healing, aggressive vs. conservative treatment, and exercise rehabilitation.
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