Vaccinations
Exercise After Vaccinations: How soon is too soon?
A veterinarian discusses how soon after vaccination a horse can go back to work. | MORE
Reducing the Risk of Injection-Related Infections
Infections at injection sites are rare, but your veterinarian will still take steps to avoid them. | MORE
Is It Too Late to Vaccinate My Horse?
April Knudson, DVM, is an equine specialist with Merial Veterinary Services. She has a special interest in equine gastrointestinal health, infectious disease and lameness. She holds a doctor of veterinary medicine from the University of California-Davis. Below, she answers a question about vaccinating for West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis. | MORE
Is Your Horse at Risk for EHV-1? Dealing with Disease Outbreak
Learn how to assess and reduce the risks your horse faces from contagious viruses, bacteria and other organisms. | MORE
Is My Horse Safe If His Barnmates’ Coggins Tests Aren’t Drawn?
Dr. Cody Alcott answers a reader's question about equine infectious anemia in horses. | MORE
Horse Health: Biosecurity Measures
Steps to take in the even an infectious disease strikes in your area. | MORE
Simple Tips for Easy Horse Deworming and Vaccinating
Elementary procedures such as worming and vaccinating should be non-stressful for both the horse and the administrator. The following photos and accompanying text help illustrate how a calm, common-sense approach can make things much easier on all involved. | MORE
Pre-Foaling Checklist
Get your mare ready for baby with this horse-foaling checklist. | MORE
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
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 neurologic diseases. | MORE
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