Would you drink your horse's water? Is it crystal clear and tasty? Or is it filled with algae, debris, and insects? Too often, horses are expected...

Unfortunately, leg injuries happen to the best of horses, often at the most inopportune times. Hard working field horses can turn a leg in the field....

INTRODUCTION The first year of life in a horse can be filled with many ups and downs for both the horse and the owner. Generally speaking, we can...

What would you do if your horse broke his leg? Would you immediately call your equine veterinarian if your pony developed a slight fever? Is your...

An important part of your horse’s health care needs is for you to develop a partnership with a veterinarian prior to an emergency. You can...

The groom cries when she finds the five dead horses, one of which is her favorite riding horse, Bossy. What killed them so suddenly? Are the other...

There are times when you are out riding with your horse and something just doesn't feel right. Your horse (or someone else's) is off and seems...

Bandages are supposed to protect and support the horses' legs: the tendons and tendon sheaths above the fetlock joint on the cannon bone, and the...

Tall fescue is a grass which grows on over 35 million acres of land in the United States. As many as 700,000 horses may graze fescue pastures or be...

Mares grazing on tall fescue pastures infected with a toxin have increased gestation lengths, mare and foal deaths, agalactia (absent milk secretion...