Basic Health

Have you ever found your horse covered with hives? Those splotches of raised, itchy patches of skin seem to Read more

Be extra careful to minimize stress, take travel breaks, and monitor changes, however slight, in behavior or health before, Read more

Horse owners have long known that any change in a horse’s management—travel, diet, exercise level, water intake, even the Read more

In times gone-by, horses were routinely dewormed without conducting any diagnostics, even a simple fecal egg count (FEC). The Read more

When faced with chewing problems in horses, few owners would consider irregularities of the temporomandibular joint. Abnormalities within the oral cavity, such Read more

New research, shows that the breakdown, but not necessarily the digestion, of fructans can actually start in the stomach Read more

This study was designed to determine the effects of fat adaptation on carbohydrate and fat oxidation in conditioned horses Read more

Not only are there many horses carrying excess weight, but it turns out that most horse owners are unable Read more

Loose manure and diarrhea in horses typically stem from one of three causes: antibiotic therapy, diet, or disease. Read more

Insulin resistance affects many overweight horses and ponies, potentially resulting in life-threatening bouts of laminitis. But, according to a Spanish research Read more