If you are a breeder, you better take a second look at the mares gazing in your pastures. An endophytic fungus, Acremonium coenophialum, in tall...

Although the thought of supergerms floating around your barn or home may seem like something from a science-fiction movie, it's not. Bacteria...

Exertional rhabdomyolysis is technically defined as degeneration of muscle. Although often referred to as "myositis", this term refers to...

We naturally assume that people who lose an eye would wear an eye patch or use a prosthetic ceramic eye for cosmetic purposes, but few think of how...

Equine (as well as human) physiology naturally but gradually compensates and strengthens (shaping up) during times when more work is needed. But like...

Most of us can remember a time when we have played the role of “weekend warrior’ and paid dearly for our sudden bout of athleticism...

Selenium, in conjunction with vitamin E, is necessary for proper functioning of the immune system and to protect the integrity of cell membranes....

"Strangles" is a layman's term for Streptococcus equi infection. It is an extremely contagious bacterial infection which is contracted...

Internal parasites are silent killers.  They can cause extensive internal damage, and you may not even realize your horses are heavily...

When you ask most horse owners about controlling infection in their horses they say “Oh you mean do I vaccinate and worm my...