As cold, windy weather arrives, horse owners' priorities focus on maintaining horse health with adequate nutrition, hydration and shelter for their horses.
Through learning how horses perceive the world around them, their human handlers can develop safe best practices for working with them.
Horses with cold-induced hoof pain show obvious lameness and often typical laminitis stance, but without bounding pulses or heat in their feet.
It is important that horse owners think carefully about shelter, feed, and the comfort of their horses as colder winter weather approaches.
Preventive care through annual vaccination is the only way to protect horses against rabies - a fatal disease once clinical signs appear.
Our paper shows that ubiquitous molds, including fungi, cause chronic lower airway inflammation which is deleterious for the health and performance of our horses.
Research findings identified 400 new allergens related to severe equine asthma and also implicated latex as a cause of severe equine asthma.
It's not as fancy as a pricey magic bullet supplement, but the best place to start supporting your EMS horse on a low-sugar and starch diet is with balanced intake of key minerals.
While every horse is unique and ages differently, you'll learn ways to maintain health well into his mature years that promote and maintain vitality and quality in his life.
In fact, gastrointestinal diseases are the leading cause of death in horses.