A Thoroughbred mare at a boarding facility in Wellington County, Ontario, was euthanized after contracting EHV-1.

Drought in the Southeast US is starting to cause hay shortages that could worsen by fall, the University of Kentucky cautions ...

Gastrobim contains the same active ingredient (omeprazole) as the brand-name drug product, Gastrogard, which was approved in 1999. The FDA determined that Gastrobim is bioequivalent to the brand-name ...

Arthritis led the list of health challenges reported in a large-scale survey of owners caring for aging horses in the United States. The breakdown of cartilage in a horse’s joints, arthritis is often ...

Outlawed more than three decades ago, soring is still found at some gaited horse shows. What will it take to end this inhumane practice for good? I’ve been around horses since I was a kid. But when I ...

Respiratory issues often start with subtle, easy-to-miss signs. Maybe your horse is coughs occasionally, tires more quickly under saddle or shows a reluctance to push through that schooling session.

The survival rate for horses who undergo surgical lavage (flushing) of a joint or tendon sheath is “excellent.” That’s according to a new study from the University of Nottingham and CVS Group in the ...

Your horse has started shedding his winter coat, and suddenly you notice he’s looking tucked up, even a bit ribby. You run your hand down his spine and discover that his topline isn’t as robust as it ...

Perspiration cools a horse through evaporation—as water is converted from a liquid to a gas, it absorbs energy from its surroundings. In this case, that energy is in the form of heat from the skin and ...

Feeding for healthy hooves doesn’t have to be complicated. Most commercial feed products provide the necessary nutrition for average horses and those at specific life stages or activity levels. Choose ...

One of the most persistent myths in horsekeeping is that you can’t let a hot horse drink cold water or even rinse him off with it. That is not only incorrect, but belief in it could allow horses to ...

The walls of a horse's hooves can provide clues to nutritional changes, concussive injuries and even illness that has occurred in the past year of his life. The red line running around the perimeter ...