Dr David Marlin, equine physiologist, explains why gut health in horses is essential in ensuring the well-being of a horse Horses rely heavily on …
By Rebecca Haywood From improving skin and hair condition to enhancing athletes’ performance, coconut oil has been hailed as having health benefits for humans, …
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre If you have broodmares, you know that housing them next to stallions or geldings could be dangerous—for the fetus: Czech researchers …
By Clair Thunes, PhD Q. I’m having my mare bred this month. I know that as she enters the third trimester, her nutrition needs …
Michelle N. Anderson Finding the root cause of your horse’s anxiety and creating a plan to address it—from a veterinarian examination to a nutrition …
By Katie Navarra What can the whorl on your horse’s face tell you? Perhaps more than you thought: Researchers have learned that the height, …
Arabian horses have refined, wedge-shaped heads, a broad forehead, large eyes, large nostrils, and small muzzles. Most display a distinctive concave, or “dished” profile. …
It’s getting into the hottest days of summer. Here’s a quick heat-stress reference that’ll help you know when your horse is overheated–and what to …
By Karen Rifkin Harmony, a 35-year-old white Arabian, is one of two therapy horses participating in a newly-formed volunteer group facilitated by Megan Prout, …
Researchers take a closer look at the chestnut horse’s fiery image. By Avi Blake, DVM Since the domestication of the horse, people have placed …