Category Archives: Health

It is no secret that our horses often live better than we do. While we duct tape holes in our boots, our horses get new shoes every five to six...

It seems many people are giving barefoot a try these days, but all too often, I hear of someone giving up, becoming convinced barefoot just doesn’t work for their horse. They find...

There are many possible causes of laminitis but the vast majority of cases have a hormonal/endocrine root. There is a peak in the spring, related to grazing young, high sugar...

It’s difficult enough to support the mass of a horse on a tiny column like the leg if it is a rigid structure. When it also has a moving part...

You know how to communicate with your hairdresser so you don’t walk out looking like Frankenstein. Same for your dentist, veterinarian, doctor, manicurist, etc. But farriers are another breed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXNOK4Jgsg8 After years...

So you're going to buy a new horse—congratulations! This is one of the most exciting and anticipation-filled moments of your riding career. You've narrowed down the candidates. You've found the...

There is a lot of recent discussion about the hunter divisions and the many problems surrounding the sport. This is a topic that has been debated since the 1970's when...

We can all think of at least one old horse care myth that has been debunked but continues to this day. One of the most persistent is that fructan causes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGlWVcnE9sg It is never easy to start a story with "After the loss of the mare to foaling..." Skipping ahead to happier days, we bring you Nancy! A purebred homozygous black...

You know him when you see him: that dappled hind quarter; the lustrous, flowing tail; the coat so shiny you can almost see your own reflection in it... He's the kind...

Even if your horse has no skin allergies and manages to avoid wounds or infections, summer still poses threats to the skin and coat. Bleaching and fading related to sun...

It was after midnight on New Year’s Eve when Dr. Carlin Jones stepped outside her mother’s house into the frigid Maine air. She sat on the deck. In her hands...

With so many  products to choose from, combatting seasonal insects can be a tough decision. Understanding the options available is a great first step, and Absorbine offers four distinct UltraShield fly control...

From sales yearlings to seniors, pleasure trail horses to upper echelon competitors, caretakers and owners are attuned to muscle bulk. Additionally, muscle dysfunction or pain is a grossly under-appreciated cause...

To normal people the word "rehab" likely conjures up thoughts of drug and alcohol treatment programs. For horse people it's a word we don't always want to hear; one that...

We've all heard the familiar warnings about blue-eyed horses... "They're a special kind of crazy." "Can't work them in the bright sun." "They're a lot more prone to skin cancer."...

At some point this summer, many of us will have a good reason for icing our horse's legs. Maybe he's had a hard week, or just completed his first Novice...

An Op Ed piece in the Harvard Public Health Review is calling for the postponement and/or relocation of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the wake of the Zika virus outbreak...

Horse people are a notoriously traditional set. Most of us don't love change, as evidenced by things like our centuries-old competition uniforms and the fact that most of us would never...

Have you ever seen athletes covered in colorful tape and wondered what it is? How about on horses? It's called kinesiology tape, and it's a growing trend in the horse world....