Physical and emotional isolation can profoundly affect a horse’s psychological and physical welfare.
Social connection a missing link in horse health
Physical and emotional isolation can profoundly affect a horse’s psychological and physical welfare
Watch your horse for weight gain this fall
There’s no Thanksgiving feast to blame when horses pack on the pounds at this time of year, but there are natural signals that tell the equine body to start storing fat
There are no holiday meals to blame when horses gain weight at this time of year, but natural signals like shorter day length tell the equine body to start storing fat.
Set up your ‘horse student’ for successful training
How horses learn and what that means for horse owners and trainers
Horse training programs need to start with an awareness of how horses learn.
Head shaking in horses: How serious is it?
How worried should you be if your horse is always shaking its head? It could be an equipment problem, or it could be a deeper health issue
Should owners be worried if their horse shakes its head all the time? It can be a normal behavior, such as when a horse is trying to ward off flies, but it can also indicate a more serious problem. Repetitive head movements can vary from mildly irritating to severely debilitating. Horses and ponies can be
Your horse is not your pet
Horses have different care, handling and housing needs compared to other companion species like dogs or cats
Treating horses like pets restricts healthy movement and activity, critical social interaction in a herd, leads to unnatural feeding strategies and practices and can seriously impact a horse's health and well-being.
Keep your horse from getting hurt this summer
Injury risk is higher in the summer: Here’s how to keep your horse healthy
Training horses to navigate various environments, giving enough space, hoof health and other training and environment factors can reduce your horse's risk of injury.
Get that horse a pedicure: Proper trimming for a healthy horse
Proper hoof care mimics natural wear and keeps a horse moving better
Failure to trim hoofs properly can lead to heel deformities, weak frogs, laminitis and affect movement. Here's how to correct toe position and get the horse on the road to recovery.
Healthy foals need healthy brood mares
Horse Health: Foal well-being starts with a focus on the dam
While significant attention is directed towards the health of foals themselves, understanding the factors contributing to the welfare of the brood mare is equally, if not more, important for development of well-balanced, healthy young horses. The brood mare is frequently undervalued as a performance horse. The same qualities of an elite performer — athleticism, soundness, intelligence and adaptability — should also
Maximize your horse’s horsepower: proper fuel needs proper carbs
Horse Health: Not all carbohydrates are created equal when it comes to feeding horses
Modern horse feeding advice frequently recommends adding concentrated feeds to pasture or hay diets. This is often considered essential to meet caloric needs for performance or to ensure sufficient intake of vitamins and minerals. There is growing evidence that paints a different picture. Grain-heavy processed diets may contribute to various digestive and metabolic disorders, including insulin resistance, metabolic
Heading off neck pain in horses
Horse Health: Improper handling and headgear can set the stage for neck problems
Glacier FarmMedia – Neck pain in horses, particularly at the base of the neck, is getting more attention from equestrians and veterinarians, probably because we have better diagnostic imaging tools to diagnose problems. The horse world now has access to improved radiographic techniques, ultrasonography, nuclear scintigraphy and, the most notable contributor, MRI technology. The latter
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