Frozen water troughs, fouled water buckets, broken automatic systems, wrong-size water buckets, all lead to horses not getting enough fresh, clean, palatable water to maintain health.
Learn about the condition known as Depraved Appetite in horses, the reasons some horses begin this behavior and how prevention and treatment based on the horse's natural needs and tendencies can be successful in stopping it.
Whether diagnosed with insulin dysregulation or not, older horses need a diet and management plan to minimize risks such as laminitis.
Learn about the symptoms of Founder also known as Laminitis and why determining the underlying cause which often originates elsewhere in the body is important for successful treatment of the disease.
Laminitis is by far the worst consequence of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) and the focus has been on its prevention.
Learn how bacteria attacks the foot of the horse causing Quittor after gaining access through the sole and creating an abscess that usually leads to lameness.
"Go ahead, take a moment from reading this to find your horse-riding helmet and look at the tags inside. Most likely it is time to replace that helmet for safety's sake.â
When equine owners suffer, so do their animals, thus it is imperative that we at Brooke USA help right now and we are able to aid where the need is the greatest.
According to the American Quarter Horse Foundation Quarterly, a very special horse is helping some very special children. At first, âMagicâ sounded perfect. The bay American Quarter Horse gelding had done it all: He had jumped, been a pony hors
Approximately 20 wild horses will be offered for adoption at the Josephine CountyFairgrounds in Grants Pass, Oregon, April 15 and 16. The mustang event gives anyone interested the opportunity to get out and see wild horses up close, learn about their h