Health
Alternative Therapies
Homeopathic First Aid Kit for Horses
Holistic veterinarian Madalyn Ward describes how five basic homeopathic remedies can help you care for your horse. From the editors of Practical Horseman magazine. | MORE
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Horse Massage – Get Hands On
Here is how you can connect with your horse through horse massage to make him a healthier, happier athlete. | MORE
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Caring For The Equine Athlete, According to Dougie Hannum
Hannum has been a therapist to horses at the highest levels and to horses just starting out for almost four decades . . . and his mission hasn’t really changed. | MORE
Anatomy
The Trouble With Jodie
A kind mare turns into a grouch, sending her owner on a long journey to eliminate a list of causes for her sour behavior. | MORE
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The Genetic Basis of Speed in Racehorses
For centuries, managing the careers of Thoroughbred racehorses has been more art than science. Now, however, trainers can use a genetic test to determine the optimum racing distance for an individual horse based on a variation of a specific muscle-growth gene. | MORE
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Help For Locking Stifles
An equine veterinarian and farrier advises a reader on how to help her filly with bilateral locked stifles. | MORE
Behavior
Horse Training or Abuse?
A 3-year-old stallion stands tied in a small, covered enclosure. His halter is hooked to a chain hanging from a rafter. The tether raises the colt’s head and | MORE
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Pick Up Artist: Teaching a Horse to Lift his Hooves
Is your sound horse refusing to lift his feet? Here are a few tips on how to address the behavioral issues of your stubborn horse. | MORE
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The Trouble With Jodie
A kind mare turns into a grouch, sending her owner on a long journey to eliminate a list of causes for her sour behavior. | MORE
Breeding
How to Evaluate a Weanling
Use these tips to evaluate the quality of a weanling to buy or for other consideration. By Robin Gollehon with Juli S. Thorson for Horse & Rider magazine. | MORE
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Dressage Horse Breeding at Dalhem
Hans-Yngve Göransson shares how he finds success in dressage horse breeding to create horses like Jan Brink's Briar. | MORE
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Managing Mares In Heat
Influence your mare's cycle for performance-related reasons or for horse breeding. | MORE
Dentistry
Common Equine Dental Problems
Here's how to recognize dental malformations and abnormal wear patterns in horses. By Christine Barakat for EQUUS magazine. | MORE
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Beyond Basic Equine Dental Care
Most normal, healthy horses will get through life just fine with little more than regular dental checkups and occasional floating to correct uneven wear. But equine dental specialists also offer a variety of advanced treatments for those with more serious problems. Here are some of the therapeutic dental options available today. | MORE
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Team Roping Success: Increase Your Horse’s Performance
Getting along with your horse is the key to improving your team roping performance, no matter which side you're on. | MORE
Deworming
Parasite Control
In the 1960s, deworming was done by a veterinarian, who treated a horse by passing a stomach tube through his nose to deliver potent chemicals that killed everything | MORE
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Deworming Your Horse with Clinton Anderson
Deworming should be a worry-free, routine practice that takes place several times a year. Is your horse difficult to deworm? If so, he may have had a bad | MORE
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EQUUS Special Report: The Deworming Revolution
The era of one-size-fits-all equine deworming programs is over. Indiscriminate overuse of deworming products has led to increasing resistance among some parasite populations to their effects, and scientists | MORE
First Aid
The Science of Wound Ointments for Horses
A topical wound preparation can have a big impact--positive or negative--on the healing process. Here are tips from a wound-care expert for selecting the right product for your horse's injury. By Christine Barakat for EQUUS magazine. | MORE
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Is that Blood in your Horse’s Urine? Probably not
Finding bloody-looking urine in the snow under your horse may send you racing to call the veterinarian, but chances are it’s perfectly normal. | MORE
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Safeguard Your Veterinary Supplies During Cold Spells
This winter don’t forget to protect equine medications, veterinary supplies and other items in your tack room that can be affected by the freezing temperatures. | MORE
Grooming
Horse Grooming Tips for Show Day
Take a moment to brush up on your grooming techniques with tips from the pros to make your horse shine on show day. | MORE
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Common Skin Diseases
Noticing problems with your horse's skin? Here are some skin conditions you can likely treat on your own. | MORE
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Horse-Selling Strategies in a Buyer’s Market
Horse-sales specialist and rider Courtney Cooper explains how to promote your horse for sale in a buyer’s market. | MORE
Hoof Care
Colonic Ulcers
The symptoms of colonic ulcers are varied and depend on both the duration and severity of the problem. The most common sign, and the one that is most likely to get your attention, is repeated bouts of abdominal pain. | MORE
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Pick Up Artist: Teaching a Horse to Lift his Hooves
Is your sound horse refusing to lift his feet? Here are a few tips on how to address the behavioral issues of your stubborn horse. | MORE
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An Inspiring Recovery from Two Hoof Injuries
After sustaining two severe hoof injuries as a yearling that threatened both his soundness and his life, a gelding named Fritz defies the odds of recovery. | MORE
Illnesses & Injuries
Colonic Ulcers
The symptoms of colonic ulcers are varied and depend on both the duration and severity of the problem. The most common sign, and the one that is most likely to get your attention, is repeated bouts of abdominal pain. | MORE
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Harnessing the Power of DMSO
Is DMSO a miracle drug or dangerous toxin? Here's everything you need to know about using the power of DMSO safely and effectively. | MORE
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The Source of a Horse’s Bumpy Skin
An equine veterinarian discusses the possible causes of mysterious skin bumps developing on a reader's mare. | MORE
Lameness
Orthokine System: Promising Arthritis Treatment
Orthokine system therapy calls on the horse's own healing resources to alleviate the effects of arthritis. By Patty Latham, DVM, for EQUUS magazine. | MORE
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Harnessing the Power of DMSO
Is DMSO a miracle drug or dangerous toxin? Here's everything you need to know about using the power of DMSO safely and effectively. | MORE
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The Trouble With Jodie
A kind mare turns into a grouch, sending her owner on a long journey to eliminate a list of causes for her sour behavior. | MORE
Rescue & Welfare
10 Steps to Reduce the Risk of Horse Theft
Take these steps now and as needed to reduce the risk of having your horse stolen. From the editors of Horse & Rider magazine. | MORE
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Readers React: Letters About “Star”
I was very angry reading your column in the October issue. Why would anyone think that horses are put on this earth to further their own ambitions, and | MORE
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Horse Abuse and Point-of-View Blindness
Do you think for yourself, or let others think for you? We all want to believe we think for ourselves. But our thought process is constantly being filtered | MORE
Senior Horse Care
Can You Hear Me Now?
Your horse does not respond to your voice like he used to, but is he tuning out on purpose? Use these simple tasks to help determine if your horse is losing his hearing. | MORE
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Cushing’s Disease Medication Gains Approval for Horses
A new FDA-approved medication to treat Cushing's disease (PPID) in horses is now available. | MORE
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Taking a Horse Out of Retirement
Your retired your horse from competition when he was 16. Now, four years later, your young niece is ready for her first show horse. Is it foolhardy to consider bringing your old campaigner out of retirement for her? Not at all. | MORE
Vaccinations
Vaccine Wars: The Great Debate
Are you over- or under-vaccinating your horse? Hear both sides of the debate surrounding horse vaccinations to decide what’s best in your situation. | MORE
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Customize Your Horse’s Vaccination Plan
Which vaccines a horse requires depends on his age, lifestyle and other circumstances. In this article from the August 2010 issue of EQUUS, David Trachtenberg, DVM, owner of Ledgewood Veterinary Equine Clinic in Ontario, New York explains his approach to vaccinating seven very different horses. | MORE
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Recognize the Signs of Equine Neurological Disorders
Recognizing the signs of equine neurological disorders and starting treatment early will give your horse his best chance of recovery from these diseases. | MORE
Winter Care
Maintain a Winter Riding Program
Riding during the winter months will stave off the blues and give you a leg up on the competition when the show season resumes. By David J. Wyatt for EquiSearch. | MORE
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Quench Your Horse’s Winter Thirst
It’s essential to keep your trail horse well-hydrated during winter. Maintaining his body fluids at optimum levels is his best defense against the cold — and colic. Adequate | MORE
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When Horses Need Blankets
An equine expert helps a reader decide if she needs to blanket her burros and mustang during the cold winter months. | MORE
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