Preventative

May 19, 2025
Probiotic Effects on Mucosal Health, Immunity in Horses
Scientists devised a study to determine if administering long-term probiotics affected mucosal immunity in horses.

November 02, 2024
Winter Water Requirements for Horses
As winter approaches in many areas of the world, horsemen must evaluate the nutrient requirements of their horses.

August 21, 2024
Study: Don’t Restrict Feed Prior to Elective Surgical Procedures in Horses
Many, if not most, surgical facilities fast horses prior to elective surgical procedures, but is this the best advice?

August 07, 2024
Wearable Heat Stress Detectors for Exercising Horses
A new device developed for horses is a flexible, wearable sensor that measures body temperature as well as potassium

November 13, 2023
Hyaluronic Acid Supports Muscle Repair in Performance Horses
Hyaluronic acid exerts anti-inflammatory effects when administered intravenously, but those effects do not impede natural muscle healing.

May 03, 2023
Benefits of Integrating Warm-Season Grasses into Pastures
Researchers recently identified two additional benefits of adding warm-season grasses to pastures that are predominantly cool-season forage.

April 26, 2023
Managing Equine Metabolic Syndrome: Stem Cells Explored
As our understanding of stem cells improves, scientists employ them in creative ways, including better understanding of EMS.

March 22, 2023
Obese Equine Athletes: Are These “Unhealthy” Healthy Horses?
Obesity is widespread among all classes of horses, not just sedentary ones. Even elite performance horses can become

October 24, 2022
Optimize Your Horse’s Booster Vaccines
To learn how often silent viral shedding occurs at events, researchers collected nasal secretions and stall swabs from horses

June 01, 2022
Weaning Methods and Gastric Health of Foals
Though every breeder chooses when and how to wean foals, researchers evaluated gastritis in foals subjected to two common