A vet prepares vaccines for a horse's annual spring shots.
Q: With my dog and cat, vaccination schedules are becoming more spread out as research shows that they are still protected with an initial kitten/puppy series well into their middle...
If your horse is receiving plenty of feed but isn't gaining weight, look at some other factors that could be contributing to his weight loss.Sudden or chronic weight loss in any animal is cause for concern and your horse...
Horses display playful behaviors with other horses. For the safety of human handlers, it's important to make sure these behaviors don't occur during horse/human interactions.Trainer Jill Girardi-Thomas is convinced that her Arabian gelding has a sense of humor.
"We put...
By Erin HsuConceptually, it all seems very simple: To lose weight, one needs to exercise more and eat less. But, as many of us know from our own struggles, weight management in the real world requires discipline, work, and...
In this column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions at horseillustrated.com/AskTheVet. Got a question for Dr. Gray? Send it to hc-editor@luminamedia.com and use subject line "Ask the Vet."Q: My horse and I live in New England, and we...
Although they are athletic creatures by nature, horses are not all that different from us when it comes to getting out of shape after months of inactivity.
If you aspire to a performance sport with your horse, he needs...
The dog days of summer aren’t over yet and you and your horse might be feeling the brunt of the summer sunshine. Although the heat can put a cramp on your riding plans, if your horse spends daylight out...
Q: I pull my horse’s shoes when he’s not in hard work and in the winter. However, his feet seem sore even after a few weeks of going barefoot. He mostly lives on pasture turnout unless the weather is...
Most horse people have heard of the practice of soaking hay before feeding it. Hay has long been soaked in water as a way to get rid of dust. Horses with recurrent airway obstruction, allergies or other respiratory conditions...
When horses itch, their only line of defense is to find a scratching post, and they’ll use anything that’s handy. "My nose itches. I guess I’ll have to rub it on the fence post. Oh, that itchy, sweaty feeling...
