Husbandry & Training

Many behavioral problems disappeared when infected cheek teeth were extracted, researchers found.

By identifying and treating carrier horses, vets are able to “break the strangles hold” by preventing new outbreaks.

Trainers who add thyroid supplements to fit horses are likely doing more harm than good and may also cause cardiac

Racehorses being micro-dosed with erythropoietin, which stimulates the production of oxygen-carrying red blood cells.

Muscle atrophy can occur when an unbalanced saddle puts too much pressure on a particular muscle, and the horse tries to remove or avoid this pressure.

“Although this work has only scratched the surface in terms of our understanding of the link between gut microbes, age and obesity, it’s a valuable step.”

French study focused on 85 riding school horses.

Delicate surgery performed for the first time on a horse to remove a large tumor.

Two studies offer differing assessments of the value of garlic in worm control in horses.

Positron Emission Tomography performed on standing horse for the first time.

Veterinarian says chiropractic adjustment is useful for horses with injuries or soreness issues, but is also very important for maintenance.

Researchers say their findings support the notion that equine glandular gastric disease (EGGD) should be considered as a distinct disease to equine squamous gastric disease (ESGD).

Over-fed, over-rugged, and under-exercised. The net result for many British horses is obesity.

Researchers aim to examine more horses to obtain a more definitive answer.