Basic Health

Further studies would help to clarify whether uric acid level could be used to evaluate performance and health status Read more

Vitamin E has numerous functions in the body, many of which are still not completely understood. Vitamin E is Read more

Run-in sheds—small three-sided buildings where pastured horses can find shelter from the weather—are simpler and less expensive to build Read more

Horses admitted to veterinary hospitals sometimes develop colic in addition to their primary diseases. Colic can affect horses that are hospitalized Read more

According to studies at the University of Waikato, manuka honey produced in New Zealand has a level of non-peroxide antibacterial components Read more

Researchers at Chino Valley Equine Hospital in California hypothesized that horses affected by enterolithiasis might have a higher prevalence Read more

The thyroid hormones affect all of the organ systems, muscle metabolism, the nervous system, respiration, and the cardiovascular system. Read more

Wringing the tail, throwing the head, jigging, bolting, not standing still to be tacked up or mounted, refusing to Read more

Though the role of sleep is incompletely understood in horses as well as in other species, the findings of Read more

Horses need calcium, phosphorus, and a number of other minerals in their diets. Trace minerals are those that are Read more