Improved diagnostic techniques offer veterinarians a clearer view of this complex, debilitating disease known as navicular syndrome.
Disruptions to the microbial population can lead to a variety of ailments. While researchers work to understand this largely uncharted territory, you can help keep your horse in good health by feeding a carefully balanced diet.
As herbivores, horses consume …
C. difficile infection is sometimes a tricky illness to treat because it is treated with antibiotics, which can further upset the gut flora.
Being the active – yet fragile – animals they are, horses are subject to a variety of lumps and bumps, such as bone spavin, hives, and more.
As your horse moves through his senior years, he'll likely need changes in his environment and routines to keep him happy and healthy.
There is a bookshelf in our house where my wife has assembled (in order, mind you), the textbooks from every course she took in university. She sees them as trophies for passing the course. I, on the other hand, have …
Few, if any, areas of scientific study have captured the imagination of medicine and the masses alike as definitively as that of stem cell research.
Maintaining an equine pregnancy can be tricky; complications can occur with natural and artificial conception, this article highlights causes of the "slip".
Matching training methods with a horse's cognitive capacity is central to maintaining a balanced social interaction between horse and human.
Proud flesh is an exuberant growth of granulation tissue, which is highly fibrous, full of small blood vessels and designed to help in the healing process.
The first step in any investigation into hoof health, is to take a close look at your horse's diet, this can be done with the help of a nutritionist
You get to meet other kids who love horses as much as you do while you learn about riding and horsemanship. There are many riding camps to choose from. Asking yourself a few questions first will help narrow down the …
Try lungeing him. Lungeing means having your horse travel around you on a circle at the end of a long line, and it has many uses:
* starting a young horse’s training or retraining a spoiled horse
* improving condition …
Reining had its start on working cattle ranches where cowboys had to gather, move and hold cattle on the open range. Keep reading for more information.
A groom does far more than just brush horses; they are responsible for overall care. Some duties that are required of grooms are outlined in this article.
