Exercise
Diet, exercise supreme in controlling insulin resistance
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
Hendra horrors: what does the future hold?
Equine Herpesvirus Q&A
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
Researchers reveal fresh colic findings
Donkey colic study reveals risk factors
Coping with colic
First aid for colic
Wounds & Injuries
Daily horses checks can save lives
NZ manuka honey shown to speed healing of horse wounds
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
Common anti-viral drug effective against sarcoids – study
Horse researcher finds parallels with human conditions
Non-surgical management of sarcoids
Diet, exercise supreme in controlling insulin resistance
Cure closer for sweet itch in horses
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”
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