Fighting Allergies in Horses: Therapeutic Proteins
Allergy treatments for horses vary depending on the underlying cause, severity, and owner preference. A group of researchers recently tested a more novel method of reducing allergic sensitivity.
View ArticleForage Shortages and Weed Toxicity in Horses
Though they generally seek out nutritious, palatable plants, horses are inquisitive and will sample an array of vegetation if available, some of which is less than wholesome and maybe toxic.
View ArticleBleeding: How It Affects Race-Day Performance in Horses
A group of researchers set out to determine if exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage is associated with race-day performance.
View ArticlePoverty Line: A Peculiar Term for Thin-Horse Anatomy
When speaking of horses in poor condition, the term “poverty line” is often used. A poverty line describes an indentation that runs between two large muscles of the haunches, the semitendinosus and...
View ArticleManaging Heaves in Competition Horses
Researchers investigate whether inflammation in the airway of horses suffering from recurrent airway obstruction could alter the way budesonide, a corticosteroid, is absorbed.
View ArticleImportance of Detraining Programs for Athletic Horses
Appropriate training to ensure a horse’s fitness requires much time and energy. But what do you do if your horse needs a break during training or competition?
View ArticleDitch the Itch: Saving Your Horse's Skin
Few horses are immune to the occasional itch, but some horses are prone to severe itching and subsequent scratching. Therefore, avoidance techniques and environmental management are important.
View ArticleStable Vices and Cognitive Function in Horses
Horses have minds of their own, frequently expressing strong opinions and, in some cases, developing undesirable habits, like weaving or cribbing. According to a recent study, these behaviors result...
View ArticleHorse Training: What Does Fit Really Mean?
How best to assess fitness remains questionable, even among the most experienced trainers. According to a recent study, multiple factors must be considered to determine fitness accurately.
View ArticleTaking a New Stab at Equine Sarcoids
In addition to burns, abrasions, and lacerations, tumors such as sarcoids can negatively impact the health of the skin. Researchers continue to explore new ways to best treat sarcoids.
View ArticleStallions: Are Breeding and Showing Mutually Exclusive?
Anecdotal reports indicate that stallions used for breeding while still competing in certain sports may not perform to expectations due to abnormal function of the back and hindquarters. Scientists...
View ArticleSleep Requirements of Horses
In horses managed in herd situations, a variety of factors impact which horses lie down and for how long, potentially limiting the availability of the much-needed shut-eye.
View ArticlePasture Safety: Toxic Plants and Horses
Even though horse owners may have set tulip and daffodil bulbs in gardens and beds far away from paddocks, many critters can unearth them and transport them to grazing areas. Inquisitive horses,...
View ArticleTrailering Your Horse: Five Nutrition Tips
Show season is upon us, which inevitably means an increase in travel. Whether the destination is local or far away, a few nutritional tips will ensure your horse is ready to travel.
View ArticleRacehorse Fatalities Continue to Decline
For the fourth consecutive year, fatal injuries to Thoroughbred racehorse declined in 2016 in all three primary areas of study—track surface, racehorse age, and race distance—according to the Equine...
View ArticleUnderstanding Antioxidant Supplements for Horses
To better appreciate how oxygen is both vital and dangerous to a horse’s body and the role antioxidants play in combating “oxidative stress,” take this short, 10-point crash course on understanding...
View ArticleScience Behind Blanketing, Clipping Horse Hair Coats
According to the researchers, many owners are clipping and blanketing without understanding the benefits and potential detriments of these traditional practices, which ultimately could be harmful to...
View ArticleMaximizing Equine Health, Welfare Using GPS
According to a group of researchers, affixing global positioning system (GPS) units to halters of horses and tracking their movement generates important information for managing herds of all shapes,...
View ArticleHorse Health: Vaccination Woes
Every year, hundreds of horses die from illnesses that could have been prevented through vaccination. Saddened and frustrated by the needless loss of horse lives, one group of researchers created a...
View ArticleMicrobiota of the Neonatal Foal
The microbiota plays a major role in the proper function of the immune system and will serve to protect a foal from harmful pathogens as it matures. Most discussion surrounding the equine microbiota...
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