Lights. Tires. Vents. Are you ready for your next trip with your horse trailer? To ensure the safety of yourself, your passengers and your horses, read on for a quick checklist of items from Featherlite Trailers you should review before and during your...
At my barn, we don't just teach lessons – we also run a pony ride business. To some horse trainers, this might seem below them. In fact, there was a time when you couldn't have convinced me that we'd have a string of ride ponies. Now though, it's just...
There are many different reasons for horse owners to plan renovations. You may need to fix, remodel, or expand your horse’s barn or shed with summer preventative health and safety measures in mind, or you may need to do a little work on your own abode...
Stifle lameness in horses is fairly common, but can be difficult to diagnose. The stifle is the largest joint in horses and is like a human knee, with ligaments, bones and soft tissues, which include a patella, cruciate ligament, and menisci. There are...
The Recovery Trail…or maybe it is better titled the Trials of Recovery. As it happens to so many of us, my horse somehow injured himself. He pulled off a recently attached rear shoe, which damaged the hoof itself and in the process put a gash/punctu...
There is always an improvement in coat quality when horses were supplemented with biotin. Researchers have discovered that nutrients such as the B vitamin biotin benefit human hair and skin. In horses, studies on biotin have only been performed with...
Veterinarians should be prepared to document everything they find during prepurchase exams for upper-level sport horses—good, bad, or indifferent. Make notes during the process, then complete a thorough report for the buyer after the exam. Melissa W...
Seeing as that I'm a TBI patient, I'm rather sensitive to the subject of head injuries and helmet wearing. Sometimes it still makes me so nervous that I get shaky watching the kids around the horses tied up in the barn. The kids love the horses, tha...
The typical clinical signs of equine squamous gastric disease (ESGD—just remember, S for the squamous upper, G for glandular lower) are well-recognized. They include poor performance, attitude changes, weight loss, poor appetite, poor hair coat, and...
Owners of marish mares are always on the hunt for ways to suppress undesirable estrus-related behaviors in these horses. While many methods exist, some are more effective, practical, and even safe than others. A researcher at the University of Massachusetts...
In a year when the Kentucky Derby didn’t end at the Churchill Downs finish line, Terri Burch, coordinator of the University of Louisville’s Equine Industry Program, says “we’ve got a lot of material for this upcoming semester.” The lengthy steward'...
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