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Horse Diseases

Horse Illustrated offers horse care tips and remedies for all the common and rare horse diseases. Learn about the symptoms and treatment of horse diseases.

Vet Q&A: Feeling the Cold

Q: How can I tell if my horse is cold, and what’s the best way to keep him warm in…

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

Cushing’s Disease in Horses

Simon, a sweet-natured gelding in his late teens, looks shaggy. He’s had a long, wavy coat for months and it’s…

9 years ago

Neurological Disorders in Horses

When a horse begins to show signs of unsteadiness on his feet or other odd postures or behaviors, it is…

9 years ago

The Lowdown on Lyme Disease

  As a horse person, you’re familiar with a host of creepy-crawlies: horse flies, black flies, horn flies, deer flies,…

9 years ago

Advances in Equine Medicine

A lot has changed over the past decade and a half, including the horse world. Although you may muck a…

10 years ago

8 Things to Know about Lyme Disease

  If you spend any amount of time riding, you probably enjoy the great outdoors: the great tick-infested outdoors, that…

10 years ago

Developmental Orthopedic Disease in Young Horses

Various forms of developmental orthopedic disease most often appears in foals and young horses that have not yet finished growing.…

12 years ago

Optimal Diet for Cushing’s Disease

Q: My senior horse has Cushing’s disease. Can you recommend some optimal diet plans? A: It is not uncommon for…

17 years ago