Health

Metformin, a drug often prescribed to human patients with insulin resistance, apparently doesn’t help horses with the same problem. In Read more

During the hottest, driest days of summer, it is not unusual for horses to have some minor coughing and/or Read more

Biofilm is a term that has been used to describe a phenomenon found in slow-healing human wounds. The same Read more

Why don’t horses fall over when they doze off while standing up? The answer lies in the stay apparatus, Read more

Signs of allergy occur when an insect bite, chemical preparation, or an inhaled substance such as dust causes the Read more

Except for the possibility of infection or bleeding, there are relatively few complications after spaying. Read more

Signs that an injury is becoming infected include unusual heat (warmer than the surrounding tissue); pain (discomfort should subside Read more

Laminitis, the painful inflammation of the inner hoof tissues that lames so many horses, can strike virtually any horse Read more

Horses that are idle during the week but are ridden for hours on a weekend often suffer muscle cramping Read more

A 2005 study examined the heritability of grass founder in an inbred herd of Welsh and Dartmoor ponies. Read more