Health

Horses frequently eat tree bark, leaves, soil and, perhaps most disturbing, manure. What would make a horse do this? Read more

Veterinary researchers demonstrated for the first time that equine gastric ulcer syndrome has a negative effect on performance. Read more

Buffering the hindgut through oral supplementation in the face of a starch overload could limit acidosis, dysbiosis, and laminitis. Read more

Ulcers in the glandular region of the stomach are notoriously difficult to treat. Researchers took another look at available Read more

Changes in amino acid concentrations of horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction may lead to novel diagnostic and treatment Read more

A new class of drugs borrowed from human medicine could prove useful in horses with refractory metabolic disease. Read more

Researchers believe equine parvovirus-hepatitis virus causes poor performance in athletic horses, including racehorses. Read more

A review of yearling X-rays suggested low to moderate risk to future racing performance with osteochondral defects of the Read more

New data show that measuring a specific protein in semen samples can help identify usable frozen or thawed stallion Read more

Haynets can be beneficial for some horses, yet a new study suggests they may increase a horse’s risk of Read more