Alternative Therapies

• Alternative Therapies Help Tendon Injury

  A horse owner shares alternative therapies that helped her dressage horse recover from a tendon injury. By Diane Barber for Dressage Today magazine.

Anatomy

• Conformation Clinic: Choose the Handsome Hunter/Jumper

  Place these Thoroughbreds in your order of preference. Then go to page 29 in the July 2009 issue of Practical Horseman magazine to see how your choices compare to sporthorse judge Julie Winkel's.

Behavior

• Understanding Horse Personalities, Part 4: Type Awareness in Training

  Learn how to incorporate horse and human personality type awareness into your training. By Yvonne Barteau for Dressage Today magazine.

Breeding

• Expenses of the First 21 Days of Breeding

  Before breeding your mare, consider the expenses you'll face to (hopefully) get a healthy foal on the ground. From the editors of Practical Horseman magazine.

Dentistry

• A Case Report on Parrot Mouth

  A veterinarian offers insight into managing the oral deformity known as parrot mouth. By Patty Latham, DVM for EQUUS magazine.

Deworming

• Sample Deworming Plans

  Use these deworming guidelines to design a plan for your horse. By Barb Crabbe, DVM, for Dressage Today magazine.

First Aid

• Exclusive! 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.

Grooming

• Horse Clipper Buying Basics

  Do a little homework, take stock of your needs and you're bound to choose clippers that will keep your horse tidy for years to come. By Joanne Meszoly for EQUUS magazine.

Hoof Care

• EquiSearch's Ask the Vet: Hoof Abscess

  Dr. Joyce Harman shares tips on treating hoof abscesses and other infections in your horse's feet in this Ask the Vet column on EquiSearch.com.

Illnesses & Injuries

• Slideshow: Terrible Hoof Injury, Amazing Recovery

  EQUUS magazine chronicles the recovery of a Thoroughbred gelding with a serious hoof injury. The gelding had apparently stepped on himself in the pasture, effectively amputating the outside quarter of his left front foot. This slideshow includes graphic images taken the day of the injury.

Lameness

• EquiSearch's Ask the Vet: Help for a Hoof Abscess

  How long should it take a hoof abscess to heal? Dr. Joyce Harman offers advice to a Standardbred gelding's owner in EquiSearch.com's Ask the Vet.

Rescue & Welfare

• Stronger Travel Protections Proposed for Slaughter-Bound Horses

  A proposed amendment to a U.S. Department of Agriculture regulation may halt the use of double decker trailers for horses bound for slaughter. By Joanne Meszoly for EQUUS magazine.

Senior Horse Care

• EquiSearch's Ask the Vet: Equine Dementia

  In this edition of EquiSearch.com's Ask the Vet, Dr. Joyce Harman explains how to provide hospice care for senior horses who display signs of dementia or confusion.

Vaccinations

• Another Reason to Vaccinate Against WNV

  Research shows that the cost of treating West Nile Virus encephalitis far exceeds the expense of regular vaccinations. By Christine Barakat for EQUUS magazine.

Winter Care

• Build Your Own Heated Pasture Water Tank

  Heather Hoyns shows you how to streamline your winter horsekeeping by building your own heated pasture water tank. By Heather Hoyns and the editors of Practical Horseman magazine.