When horses get out of the trailer and put their head down in the water as they rehydrate, it stimulates the clearance mechanism that helps things move up out of the bronchial and lower trees.
Learn about the many kinds of problems that affect horse's teeth and how good dental health goes hand-in-hand with the well-being and peak performance of your horse.
An impaction in your equine's esophagus can lead to choking. Read to learn how to recognize and prevent choking in your equine.
According to a press release from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, the first horses from Maryland have been exported to China. Two of the horses were bred and foaled in Maryland, with a third purchased in Maryland.
âThe strong biosecurity requirements for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil are necessary because several horse diseases are endemic in the region, including glanders, a dangerous bacterial infection.â
 AAEP Guidelines summarize the clinical signs, diagnostic methods for various clinical forms of pigeon fever in horses, plus treatments and biosecurity and control.
Why horse owners should be concerned about colic:
Ammonia is a colorless gas with a strong smell, produced as a byproduct of microbial decomposition of organic nitrogen compounds in horse manure.
âNow with Pro Vision Equine Surveillance, horse owners will be able to safely watch their horses while traveling and keep tabs on their property at home or away.â.
"Before effective dewormers were available many horses did poorly, developed other diseases as a complication associated with the worms, or even died due to worms.â