With fall comes cold weather that can lead to higher incidence of impaction colic. The most common reasons for this…
Approximately 80 percent of the horses found after Hurricane Andrew, which hit Florida in 1992, did not have proper identification.…
Knowing the difference between a cut vein and a severed artery can possibly save a horse’s life: If your horse…
Riding in the snow can present shoeing challenges. What shoes, if any, you choose for your horse is a decision…
Strangles, also known as distemper, is a highly contagious disease among horses. Strangles in horses is characterized by inflammation of…
According to an IDEXX Laboratories survey of more than 2,000 horse owners and trainers regarding equine lameness, joint pain is…
When veterinarians evaluate horses for lameness, they usually provide the owners with written descriptions of what they observe. For example,…
Researchers at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine are warning that overuse and misuse of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs…
If you become incapacitated during an accident, you can make sure your horses will be taken care of by leaving…
Equine herpes virus (EHV) is a difficult disease to control. “It is speculated that 80 to 90 percent of horses…