Ten Tips to Keep Your Horse Safe During Fireworks

With the 4th of July just days away, horse owners who live in areas close to where fire works may be set off, need to make preparations to make sure both horses and people will be safe. As prey animals, horses naturally react to unusual noise or movement

Don't Let July 4th Fireworks Destroy Your Horse's Emotional Welfare

The sight and sounds of fireworks can send a horse into flight mode, making it impossible to calm it down easily and a panicking horse can endanger his own life and the lives of people around him.

Protect Horses During Hunting Season

Many hunters throughout the United States are busy preparing for the start of the big game hunting season, and in some areas, game birds are also being hunted. 

Charlotte Bredahl Medal-winning Olympian to Receive The Humane Society's Horse Hero Award for 2016

"Bredahl will receive The Humane Society of the United States’ Horse Hero Award for her work using horses as teachers and encouraging young equestrians to achieve their greatest potential as well as treating horses with the utmost care and respect.”

Lice

Learn about the two kinds of lice that affect horses and the health consequences if the lice are not treated either with systemic medications or pour-on treatments.

Cornell AHDC Investigating Mystery Fevers in Horses

Horse owners across the states are facing a number of distressing fevers of unknown origins. At the Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC), Dr. Linda Mittel fields a growing number of calls about mysterious fevers of unknown origins (

Horse Lover Gifts Benefit Mini Horse Rescue

Need a special Christmas gift for the horse lover in your life?  Check out the offerings from Ozark Mountain MiniTack.com, a leading supplier of equipment and accessories for ponies and Miniature Horses.  There is still time to purchase a holiday gift f

Whole Horse Wellness Seminar To Be Presented by Kinetic Vet

Drought Increasing Risk of Pigeon Fever in Horses

Agriculture officials in Arkansas and Louisiana have warned veterinarians to watch for signs of a potentially fatal horse disease, pigeon fever, because of drought conditions this year. Although the disease has nothing to do with pigeons, it is often

Horses Are Big Business in Indiana

In a survey of the economic impact and health of Indiana state's equine industry conducted in spring 2011 and [no-glossary]covering  2010 activity, the importance of the equine industry in Indiana becomes apparent.