Basic Health

November 17, 2015
Does Deworming Affect a Horse’s Body Weight?
Horse owners deworm their horses for many reasons, primarily as a way to sidestep colic, life-threatening roundworm impactions in

November 13, 2015
Feeding Horses: Effects of Meals on the Equine Gastrointestinal Tract
Let’s not mince words: horses and ponies are healthiest and happiest when they’re allowed the freedom to consume forage

November 11, 2015
Yeast Cultures May Benefit Horses Fed High-Fiber Diets
Studies show that dietary supplementation with yeast has multiple positive health effects in horses and foals.

November 09, 2015
Estimating Body Weight in Growing Warmbloods
Because many farms and veterinarians do not have access to a livestock scale, there are multiple methods of estimating

November 04, 2015
Stabilized Rice Bran May Offer Additional Health Benefits for Horses
Horse owners frequently feed stabilized rice bran to horses to add or maintain weight, to offer energy in a way that

November 02, 2015
Maintaining Coat Health of Horses: Grooming, Bathing, and Feeding
Horse owners want to make their equine companions look and feel as good as possible, and one way to

October 28, 2015
Omega-3 and -6 Fatty Acids for Horses: Is There an Ideal Ratio?
The “omega movement” has been gaining momentum for over a decade, and knowledge regarding health benefits of omega fatty

October 19, 2015
Rehabilitating a Thin Horse: A Case Study
How the mare in this article came to be in this condition, we will likely never know—overworked and underfed,

October 13, 2015
Blister Beetles and Horses
Little beetles in alfalfa hay can often cause big problems for even the healthiest of horses.

September 30, 2015
Exercise and the Underweight Horse
How to plan a nutritional and athletic future for underweight riding horses depends principally on the nature and history