This year’s equine topic is based on responses to recent surveys of both horse owners and veterinarians which indicated colic as the area most in need of further research.
Spinal processes are the bony projection off the back of each vertebrae, and there is normally a space between each one. If they come together, this bone-on-bone touch causes excruciating pain.
Pyrexia, or fever, is associated with a number of underlying diseases in horses and can result in dehydration, laminitis, muscle wasting, weight loss, and in some cases death.
Pyrexia, or fever, is associated with a number of underlying diseases in horses and can result in dehydration, laminitis, muscle wasting, weight loss, and in some cases death.
âBack Country Horsemen of America believes that protecting our right to ride horses on public lands starts with taking part in maintaining those trails and members spend countless hours doing trail and facility maintenance that public lands managersâ
Dr. Getty focuses on "Hoof health in horses" in important webinar.
There are no magic-bullet supplements to protect from laminitis - only an appropriate basic diet can help.
The problem of campers without livestock occupying horse camps escalated during the COVID pandemic, when many families chose close-to-home vacations in favor of long-distance travel.
For equines with equine metabolic syndrome, the only dietary carbohydrate elements of concern are those that can be digested and cause an insulin spike.
Montana's senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus applauded House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders for answering his call to end a misguided ban on domestic horse slaughter. House and Senate Appropriations Committees eliminated the ban in the Agric