Germ warfare on the home front
A sick horse can be costly to get well. Here are some simple strategies to keep the bad bugs at bay.

Recognising and preventing nitrate poisoning in horses
Due to serious and potentially fatal consequences of nitrate/nitrite poisoning, horse owners should be aware of the condition and understand the risk factors.

Treating eye injuries in horses
Horses are blessed with large, lovely eyes that are very prominent on their faces. Unfortunately, these characteristics make it easy for horses to injure their eyes.

Questions and answers about the deadly Hendra virus, which has broken out in Queensland, Australia.

All about heaves in horses
Heaves (also called recurrent airway obstruction) is a severe form of bronchitis/bronchiolitis.

West Nile a constant reminder of insect threat
West Nile virus is a permanent reminder to horse owners of the growing threat of mosquito-borne diseases in the United States.

Mud rash: fighting the bad bacterial boys on the block
It goes under a lot of names: mud rash scratches, mud fever, greasy heel, cracked heels and dew poisoning, to name a few. Your vet is most likely to call it pastern dermatitis.

Exercise • The secret behind that lathery horse sweat! • Guide to dehydration and electrolyte use in horses • Pulmonary hemorrhage and sudden death in the horse • How to keep your horse cool • Pass the salt: electrolyte replacement for horses Diseases / Viruses • Germ warfare on the home front • All about heaves in horses • West Nile virus • Vesicular Stomatosis Q and A • Glanders Q and A • Does NZ need a GM horse vaccine? • Hendra virus Q and A     » Hendra in the news • Reducing equine disease transmission - hand hygiene study • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) • Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)     » CEM in the news • African Horse Sickness     » AHS in the news • EPM: Learn to recognize the symptoms • Strangles: Young horses more at risk • Leptospirosis • ELM: Equine leukoencephalomalacia • EIA: Equine Infectious Anemia • Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) • Horses and Foot and Mouth disease • Foot and Mouth - advice for horse owners Equine influenza:     » EI in the news • Influenza in horses and humans: the perils of viral marketing • Ten things New Zealand can learn from Australia's equine flu outbreak • Equine flu Q & A • Equine influenza treatment and care • Colds and flu in horses Genetic • HERDA - Hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia • HYPP - Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis Tetanus • Tetanus on the increase • Immunisation gives long-term tetanus protection Staggers • Ryegrass staggers: the danger to horses Colic • Donkey colic study reveals risk factors • Coping with colic • First aid for colic Wounds & Injuries • Treating old scar tissue in horses • Treating eye injuries in horses • Proper wound treatment reduces complications • Wound first aid • Proud Flesh: hints on ... • The Accident: to treat and spell or to spell and treat? • Bill's diary: illustrated story on recovering from injury Laminitis • Laminitis: what new research is telling us • Founder and laminitis Joints and movement • New method for treating tendon damage • New screw for pastern implants • Stem cell therapy targets cartilage defects • Dr Wayne McIlwraith on US research into joint issues • New ideas for tendon treatment • The Flex Test • A solution for splints Hooves • Research needed to better understand navicular disease • Cracked horse hooves never easy to fix • Brent Jury explains the farrier's work • "Why your horse should go barefoot" • Hints on Hoof Cracks • Correct shoeing for vets and owners • Navicular disease in horses Hernia • Battle of the bulge: dealing with umbilical hernias Supplements • Selenium and compounded drugs • Feeding magnesium to horses Treatments • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) • Research shows risks with bute • New method for treating tendon damage • Bute and horses: care is needed • Know your horse's vital signs • New procedure to correct equine heart rhythm problem • Breakthrough in ultrasound technique for horses • Tramadol: Common human painkiller may be effective for horses • Stabling a sick horse • Thermography speeds up diagnosis • The 'Bute' Debate and Herbal Alternatives • Nerving: A farrier's viewpoint Conditions • Scald / Rain rot: Getting rid of it • Mud rash: fighting the bad bacterial boys on the block • Aussie shrub extract shows promise against mud rash • Crib-biting could be hereditary trait • Sweet Itch: researchers closer to beating ailment • Stress explored as factor in stomach ulcers • Link between cribbing and tummy upsets • The science of soaking hay • Gastric ulceration common in NZ racehorses • Gastric ulcers: reducing the risk • Chronic cough without fever in horses • Head shaking in horses • Equine motor neuron disease: what is it? Parasites • Warning of multi-drug resistant redworms in horses • Taking the fight to equine parasites • Worm control series • Bot infection in horses • Drug resistance of equine internal parasites • Parasite control • Vaccination alert Teeth • Oral endoscopes reveal more teeth defects • Dental care for the horse • Close-up on wolf teeth • Inside the horse's mouth Tying up • Tying Up: Rhabdomyolysis in horses • Azoturia or "tying-up"

Massage/chiropractic • Massage and muscle therapy • New equine chiropractic course • Why is massage therapy important for your horse? Herbals • Allergies & Blood Cleansing • Herbs for the Nervous Horse • New ideas for tendon treatment • My Horse has Arthritis! • Coping with EIPH or Exercise Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage (Bleeders) • Dealing with Dull Coats • Herbs for Endurance Horses • Nerve tonics Nutrition articles are here. Alternative therapies/treatments: • All About Reiki • Stem cells could help knee, stifle injuries • Benefits of equine Breathing for Endurance Horses • Healing chronic conditions with Equine Breathing • Herbs for Endurance Horses • Shock-wave therapy machine brings new treatment option • Endosurgery will make healthcare easier • Aromatherapy for your horse • Holistic medicine: are we listening? • What is Emu Oil? • Alternative therapy in equine medicine • Power pads a boon to sore horses • Magnetic therapy for horses   General: • Urine Factories and the Menopause Horse Industry • New method to calculate foal weight • Working out the weight of your horse • A first-class equine first-aid kit • Skull fractures in horses • Horse health research projects get $US1.1m grant • Winter care of the horse • Do you need horse insurance? • GPS tracks racehorse fitness • Just what's in those menopause pills? - a look at Premarin • Equine Health Association update • Important equine hormone developed • Information on EVA in NZ • Hypodermic Needle Damage • Special conditions for competition horses in MAF import review • DNA registry for horses? • Shackelford horses test positive for EIA • Horse disease could help AIDS • Ag ministry releases horse standards • Killer virus could cause human depression • Scientists to trap mosquitoes • Researchers to study nutrition, stress   Equine health issues in the news: • Ragwort a horse killer, BHS launches campaign • Laminitis fund to benefit from more Barbaro Breyer models • Sixth Virginia horse positive for Equine herpes virus • Research grant to pinpoint horse fetlock fracture • Unknown horse virus found in Hong Kong • Endurance horses in study on effects of sport • Horse castration by amateurs rife in Northland • Drought causing stringhalt among Aust horses