Be wary of these winter footing challenges
Cold weather sometimes creates hazardous footing, especially for older, arthritic horses.
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Be sure to cool down carefully after a winter ride
Cooling your horse properly after exercise will help prevent him from catching a chill.
Which clip to pick?
Let your horse's lifestyle dictate how much coat you remove this winter.
How to Interpret Your Horse's Head Bobs
How a horse's head bobs up and down can be an important clue to lameness. Here's how to read what you see.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian – John Janicek, DVM, MC | Lameness and Flexing
John Janicek, DVM, MS of Brazos Valley Equine Hospital demonstrates flexion tests.
Manage Your Horse for Stronger Hooves
Each day brings another opportunity to help your horse grow better feet. Here’s a simple hoof-building strategy you can easily incorporate into your daily routine.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian— Kathy Anderson, DVM | Lameness
The art and science of lameness exams
Tried and True Grooming Techniques
Here are 7 time-tested methods that will help you bring out your horse’s beauty quickly and easily.
Basic Training by David O'Connor | Episode Thirteen: Riding through water
Keep your horse’s point of view in mind
Basic Training by David O'Connor | Episode Fifteen: Rider responsibilities
Choosing your direction and speed
Basic Training by David O'Connor | Episode Twelve: Leading though water
Training a horse to go through water takes preparation and patience
Basic Training with David O'Connor | Episode Ten: Mounting
Teach your horse to stand still at a mounting block
Basic Training by David O'Connor | Episode Eleven: Spooking
Go by a scary object rather than toward it
Unfit or Unwell?
Here are some tips to help you differentiate between a horse that needs conditioning and one that needs medical attention.
Good mud, bad mud
If your farm has more than a "healthy" amount of mud, you'll need to make some changes.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian – John Janicek, DVM, MS | Kissing Spine
John Janicek, DVM, MS of Brazos Valley Equine Hospital explains kissing spine.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian – John Janicek, DVM, MS | Tendon Shoe
John Janicek, DVM, MS of Brazos Valley Equine Hospital discusses the process of reducing adverse biomechanical forces after a tendon injury diagnosis.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian – John Janicek, DVM, MS | Pastern Wound Check
John Janicek, DVM, MS of Brazos Valley Equine Hospital explains the modern medical treatments and management options for horses with osteoarthritis of the pastern and/or coffin joints.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian – John Janicek, DVM, MS | Navicular Changes
John Janicek, DVM, MS of Brazos Valley Equine Hospital gives his expert advice on navicular changes.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian – Nick Moore, DVM | Tooth Abscess
Just like humans, your horse's teeth can become infected due to trauma, abnormal wear or old age. If left untreated, dental infections can lead to an abscess.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian–Jamie Ashbrook, DVM | Lactation
Colostrum is the first milk that a mare makes to feed her foal. Learn why consumption of an adequate amount of colostrum is critical to the health and well-being of the newborn foal.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian–Jamie Ashbrook, DVM | Foal Moniter
Expecting company? Using a foal monitor can help ensure your newborn foal gets a healthy start, while saving you some peace of mind and sleep.
4 Things you (probably) didn't know about beet pulp
Although the popularity of this fibrous feedstuff continues to grow, misconceptions about it remain.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian–Theresa Dwyer, DVM | Semen Collection
Theresa Dwyer, DVM of Brazos Valley Equine Hospital demonstrates how to collect semen from a stallion using a breeding phantom.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian – Beau Whitaker, DVM | IRAP and PRP
Beau Whitaker, DVM discusses the differences between two treatment options for long term health and athletic soundness: platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and IRAP (interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein).
Ride Along With A Veterinarian—Beau Whitaker, DVM | Coffin Joint Injections
Joint injections are a fact of life for many performance horses. In this episode, Beau Whitaker, DVM, explains the benefits of coffin joint injections for performance horses.
Farm Calls: Getting ready for winter
EQUUS Editorial Assistant Kerry Tkacik goes on the road with Melinda Freckleton, DVM, in Northern Virgina.
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
The science of horse breeding
When it comes to modern horse breeding, have technological advancements helped or hurt?
Life After EPM
One woman's account of managing the rehabilitation process—and her own expectations—as her horse recovers from a severe neurological condition.
Check your horse's neurological health
Evaluate and monitor the state of your horse's nervous system with a few simple tests.
Without limits
Looking for inspiration? Consider Morgan Wagner and her horse Endo, who have overcome daunting challenges to continue to excel in the show ring.
Ride Along With A Veterinarian— Kathy Anderson, DVM | Fair Hill Training Center
Welcome to Maryland’s Fair Hill Training Center
Ride Along With The Veterinarian—Kristen E. Near, VMD | Senior Horse Health Problems
Eyes, teeth and joints: Common health problems of older horses
Ride Along With The Veterinarian—Kristen E. Near, VMD | Senior Horse Body Condition
Evaluating an older horse’s body condition