General Interest

December 30, 2014
Magnetic Blankets for Horses: Helpful or Not?
Behavior, muscle blood flow, and mechanical nociceptive threshold (an indicator of pain) did not differ between the groups of

December 18, 2014
Indirect Calorimetry – How Does It Work?
Indirect calorimetry is the measurement of heat produced by an animal through the determination of oxygen consumed and carbon
December 17, 2014
Do Horses Need to Take Vitamin Pills?
Horses produce all necessary vitamins except A and E in their bodies. These vitamins must be provided by the

December 16, 2014
Safe Electricity in Horse Barns
Following these steps can help to guarantee that a barn is as safe as possible from the chance of a fire.

December 16, 2014
Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games
n the past, equestrian competition has been the only discipline to be held in a different location.

December 10, 2014
Horses Are Odd-Toed Ungulates
It may sound a bit like a shoeing challenge for the farrier, but calling your horse an odd-toed ungulate is

December 04, 2014
Thoroughbred Foal Crop for 2015 Predicted to be Similar to 2014
Based on the number of mares bred in 2014, The Jockey Club is predicting a 2015 Thoroughbred foal crop

December 03, 2014
Got Questions About Horse Care? KER Offers the Answers
Is one of your children begging you to buy a horse, or do you already own a horse but

December 03, 2014
Grain Processing for Horses: How Much Difference Does It Make?
Horses can be fed various grains in whole or processed forms. Evidence suggests that with oats, barley, corn, and wheat, the

November 27, 2014
New Ruling Limits Use of Shockwave Therapy
Extracorporeal (outside the body) shockwave therapy has been used with good effects to treat equine tendon injuries. However, according to a