Protect Your Horse from Getting Sick

Increasing your knowledge of best management practices with respect to biosecurity will ensure you minimize your risk of spreading horse diseases, and will allow you to more effectively communicate this to others.

What Horse Owners Should Know about Rabies

Rabies is a viral disease that occurs mostly in carnivores and bats, but it can affect any mammal, including humans and horses and causes encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and a variety of clinical signs.

Will Live Yeast Cultures Benefit Your Horse?

The effect of live yeast culture supplementation on hindgut microbial communities and their polysaccharidase and glycoside hydrolase activities in horses fed a high-fiber or high-starch diet has been the subject of a number of studies both in the USA and

Farrier Designs Custom Shoes to Prevent Lameness in Horses

Using a new technique to prevent lameness in horses, Patrick T. Reilly, a farrier at Penn Vet has a goal of making better shoes to treat and prevent various forms of lameness in the same way a podiatrist crafts orthotic footwear for humans.

American Competitive Trail Horse Assn Welcomes New Sponsors

American Competitive Trail Horse Assn had a record week of sponsor applications and thanks all their sponsors for their support.

New Hay and Your Horse

Modern Electrolytes for Horses Are More Than Salt

What Is Vegetable Oil?

Many manufacturers will list fat content as simply, “vegetable oil,” leaving you, the consumer, with absolutely no idea of the source.

Why Soaking Hay May Be Advantageous for Horse Health

Researchers have determined the impact of water temperature and soaking duration on removal of non soluble carbohydrates, crude protein minerals, and dry matter from hay.

Dr. Getty - Tender Spring Grass - Use Caution

Dr. Getty’s March Tip: Add a Serving of Caution to that Tender Spring Grass:  Spring is almost upon us in most of the country, so it’s time to revisit that critical topic: spring grazing.