The Essentials of Parasite Control
Here's how to maximize your horse's deworming program. By Laurie Bonner for EQUUS magazine.
Medications and Drugs
Equine Vaccination Basics
Vaccines are among the most effective weapons for protecting horses against the ravages of disease. Learn how vaccinations work to protect your horse and view two sample vaccination schedules, for the pleasure horse & performance horse.
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
Pain relief as a diagnostic tool
Survey shows that many veterinarians use pain-relieving medications to help diagnose colic.
What your veterinarian wants you to know about antibiotics
Here are 7 vital facts to keep in mind when handling these powerful medications.
Getting the Most From Antibiotics
Antibiotics have helped tame many feared infectious conditions and diseases. Here’s how judicious use, supplemented by common-sense management measures, can help ensure their continued effectiveness.
Indispensable Iodine
Most first-aid kits contain iodine, the reddish-orange solution used to clean skin and wounds. Here's a quick rundown on the different formulations.
Drug Safety After a Disaster
Fires, floods and other extreme conditions can affect drug efficacy. Here are some guidelines to help you decide what to do with exposed medications.
Exercise After Vaccinations: How soon is too soon?
A veterinarian discusses how soon after vaccination a horse can go back to work.
One Simple Tip for More Effective Deworming
Try this trick to ensure your horse gets the most out of his deworming medication.
Ten Reasons to Love Sticky Ichthammol Ointment
It may be smelly, sticky and sort of gross, but the drawing salve ichthammol can't be beat in terms of versatility and affordability.
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.
Storing Equine Medications Safely
The state of your medicine chest can affect the safety and efficacy of the items it contains.
Who Makes the Drugs Your Horse Takes?
Compounding drug pharmacies provide a valuable service to the equine community, but it's wise to become familiar with their credentials and procedures.
Higher Bute Doses: No Benefit But Higher Risks
A study of bute finds no benefits in higher doses, but higher risks.
EQUUS Chart: Equine Medication Basics
Download this handy list of the nine types of drugs commonly administered to horses and what they do. From the editors of EQUUS magazine.
Giving Medication by Mouth
Use this simple technique to make the medicine go down with minimum fuss or mess.
New Single-Dose West Nile Vaccine
A new modified live-virus, single-dose vaccine, introduced in the fall of 2006, protects horses from illness caused by West Nile virus. By Christine Barakat for EQUUS magazine.
Are Your Horse's Vaccinations Up to Date?
This free download from EQUUS magazine provides vaccination information you need to know to protect your horse against disease.
Supplement Selection
EQUUS Medical editor, Matthew Mackay-Smith addresses a reader's concerns about equine supplements.
EQUUS Pop Quiz - The ABC's of Vitamins
Do you know which vitamins regulate your horse's body functions?
Injection Infections
When can a medical treatment injection turn deadly? Read on.