Health

It’s important to know a horse’s weight when formulating a diet or medication dosage for the animal. Keeping track Read more

Like human athletes, horses are subject to muscle, ligament, and tendon injuries when they work hard, especially if they have not Read more

The average horse drinks between 5 and 10 gallons (19 and 38 liters) of water each day. Read more

Warts (equine viral papillomatosis) are common among horses. Caused by a DNA papovavirus, the lesions resemble those of other Read more

Your pregnant mare’s foaling date may still be months away, but there are a few things to think about Read more

When 761 horses with signs of upper respiratory disease were tested for various pathogens, equine herpes virus-4 was found Read more

Cortisol, a naturally produced hormone, is one measure of stress in horses, with higher blood levels indicating that the Read more

Cellulitis—extreme swelling in a horse’s leg—is caused by a bacterial infection of the soft connective tissues. Unlike the “stocking up” or Read more

Horses can rapidly develop swelling or “filling” in one or more legs. A common reason for filling is inactivity Read more

Every horse enthusiast has visited farms where winter rain and snow have turned the barn floor into a swamp. This problem Read more