Head shaking in horses: How serious is it?

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

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.

A veterinarian works with a cow.

Managing medicine shortages

Cattle producers often find bare shelves when they need animal health products

Cattle producers often find bare shelves when they need animal health products; here's how to deal with that problem.








File photo of a desk in Canada’s Senate. (Dougall_Photography/iStock/Getty Images)

Biosecurity bill draws questions from Senate ag committee

Some senators said the bill should cover everyone who enters a livestock operation because anyone can pose a biosecurity threat

Senate scrutiny has begun on Bill C-275, the private member's bill to amend the Health of Animals Act, which would increase fines for those who unlawfully enter livestock barns and processing facilities.

Conservative agriculture critic John Barlow speaks Nov. 24, 2021 in the House of Commons. (Screengrab from supplied video)

Anti-activist bill back before Commons committee

Bill adds protections for biosecurity, farmers' mental health, Barlow says

A bill to create harsher penalties for unlawful entry onto farms and biosecure zones is back before the House of Commons after a previous iteration died on the order table in 2021. Conservative MP John Barlow brought forward Bill C-275, “an Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms),” as a private