Any foal not standing within an hour of birth and nursing well within two hours of birth should be immediately evaluated by a veterinarian.
Riders4Helmets was founded in early 2010 after Olympic dressage rider Courtney King Dye who was not wearing a helmet was seriously injured in a riding accident
Riders4Helmets.com has teamed up with leading helmet manufacturers to host International Helmet Awareness Day 2012 on Saturday June 9th. Building on the success of National Helmet Awareness Day 2010 (USA) and International Helmet Awareness Day 2011, parti
Many factors can be overlooked when building an indoor arena and it is important to take time to plan and consider present and future needs, and of paramount importance should be horse and rider safety.
Clean and fresh water is a basic part of equine nutrition. Horses that are denied quality water are subject to disease and dangerous ailments such as colic. Learn the water requirements for horses, and how you can improve your horse's health.
Year-round supplementation is necessary for horses consuming hay-based diets because once grass is cut, dried, and stored, most, if not all, of the essential fatty acids are oxidized and destroyed.
Outbreaks of vesicular stomatitis virus usually occur during the warm summer months, particularly in animals pastured along waterways.
The Humane Society of the United States is forming a Responsible Horse Breeders Council composed of horse breeders around the country who are dedicated to improving horse welfare. The goal of the council is to decrease the number of horses in the U.S. who
The fate of the next Road to the Horse Colt Starting World Champion rests in the hands of the selected panel of judges for the 2013 competition. Dan James, Guy McLean, Sarah Winters and Obbie Schlom will need to impress judges: Mike Kevil, Joe Wolter, I
Transportation stress led to physiological changes and heart rate and cortisol increased with the highest heart rates recorded at loading and serum and salivary cortisol highest directly after transport.