Health

Researchers have identified another in a growing line of genetic diseases affecting Quarter Horses. Read more

Synchronous diaphragmatic flutter, more commonly known as “thumps,” is a condition characterized by hiccup-like contractions of the horse's diaphragm. Read more

Horse owners like to concoct homemade mixtures for their charges. Some owners occasionally resort to cutting or diluting a Read more

Horses, like other animals, use the food they eat to meet the requirements of growth and maintenance. If a Read more

There's a simple answer to the question of how to raise better horses: follow a management program that has Read more

Tapeworms are flat-bodied, segmented intestinal parasites that infect many types of animals including horses. Anoplocephala perfoliata is the type Read more

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or HBOT, refers to a treatment in which a patient is placed in a sealed chamber Read more

Research on cloning has shown that equine oocytes do not mature well under laboratory conditions. Read more

Foundered horses that were skin-tested for common allergens showed significantly larger and longer-lasting reactions than healthy horses. Read more

Second only to musculoskeletal disease, respiratory compromise, when severe enough, can cut short the productive lives of horses. Read more