Mean Girls: Does your mare have "witchy" behavior?
s is the case with any animal, horses can be affected by the hormonal changes that occur during the heator estrusstage of the reproductive cycle. This phase, in which a mare is most receptive to breeding, commonly manifests ...
Veterinarian and farrier Britt Conklin shares how doctors are gaining a better understanding of the lameness disorder palmar foot painÑcommonly referred to as navicularÑand why weÕre still ...
New "Caregiver's Guide to Rehabilitating the Neglected Horse" is Now Available
The American Horse Council is pleased to announce the availability of a new brochure, done in partnership with AHC sponsors Nutrena, Intervet/ Schering-Plough Animal Health, and the American Farrier's Association. ...
A Watched Pot Never Boils: Caring for Your Broodmare
Just like the fabled pot, waiting for a mare to foal will make you think it will never happen. But turning your back on the simmering pot ... or the gestating broodmare can lead to disaster. ...
Improving the Outcome after Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Tendon and ligament injury causes both economic and personal hardship for horse owners and industry professionals. A prolonged period of lay-up and rehabilitation is necessary, but whether the horse will be sound at the end ...
In the late 1950's Geritol claimed the iron enriched product would cure fatigue. The Geritol ads said the supplement would cure "iron-poor tired blood". But iron supplementation is not needed, unless the person is anemic due to ...
Canada and a number of U.S. states have imposed movement restrictions or additional entry requirements for horses from Texas after equine piroplasmosis, a tick-transmitted blood disease of equine animals, such as horses ...
Molly the Pony to Receive Award at 5th Int'l Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot
The Fifth International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot is pleased to announce that Molly the Pony will be receiving the Spot Courage Award ...
Learning to recognize the symptoms and identify the causes of choke in horses,will help you respond appropriately to get your horse comfortable and out of trouble. Choke is when pieces of food get lodged in ...
You love that smell and look of fresh, plump oats, bright yellow corn and sweet smelling molasses in your feed, and so does your horse. But, what is in your feed? And, how will your horse react to what you feed him every day? ...
