Health

Botulism is caused by toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Three types of botulism are recognized in horses. Read more

Optimal nutrition of the performance horse hinges foremost on the exercise it performs. Read more

Everybody knows horses need forage and grain…but how much? How often? What kind? What else? The answers may be Read more

The scientists at Kentucky Equine Research teamed up with Olivia Martin of Performance Feeding to quantify the body condition of Read more

Skeletal injuries are common when young Thoroughbred horses enter a program of race training. During the months of training Read more

Would imposing a defined excercise program on juvenile horses raise the rate of injury or cause other undesirable effects? Read more

In this study, the research objective was to discover whether these types of diets may help not only to Read more

Wetting hay before it is offered to horses can significantly reduce the concentration of dust in the horse's breathing Read more

At the 53rd annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, R.G. Wright of the Ontario Ministry of Read more

The aims of this study were to find the association, if any, between the age of the dam and Read more