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Horse Health

Ask the Vet: Do stallions have more teeth than mares?

Q: Can you settle a bet? I was always told that male horses (stallions and geldings) have more teeth than…

7 years ago


Waiting to Inhale

  Breathe in, breathe out. Simple enough, right? Hardly, as anyone with a cold, allergies or asthma knows. Now think…

7 years ago

Ask the Vet: EOTRH

Q: The vet was just out to look at my 20-year-old horse, who’s become difficult to bridle, picks at his…

7 years ago

Ask the Vet: Colic Surgery Aftercare

In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions at horseillustrated.com/AskTheVet. Q: My horse just had…

7 years ago

Ask the Vet: Evaluating Colic

Q: How do I know if my horse’s colic is a simple one that can be managed here on the…

7 years ago

Should you supplement your horse’s hay-based diet?

Living pasture grasses and alfalfa are rich in fat and water-soluble vitamins, essential fatty acids, minerals, carbohydrates, and protein. But…

7 years ago

Ask the Vet: When to Geld a Colt

In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions at horseillustrated.com/AskTheVet.   Q: What is the…

7 years ago

How hay bags and slow feeders affect horses

Winter is almost here, and that means that the grass in your horse’s pasture is almost gone, if not completely…

7 years ago

Ask the Vet: Locked Stifle

  Q: I have a young horse that had a locked stifle. It happened twice so far, once when she…

7 years ago

Why Senior Horses Need Fall Dental Check-Ups

By Henrietta Coole, Equine Guelph With winter around the corner, now is the time for a dental check-up and nutritional…

7 years ago