Implementing a Quarantine at a Horse Barn
Infectious diseases can spread like wildfire. Be proactive by creating a quarantine plan to limit the spread of contagious diseases at your facility. An [...]
How Strangles Vaccines Work in Horses
Have you ever wondered how vaccines work in the horse’s body? John F. Timoney, MVB, MRCVS, MS, Ph.D., of the University of Kentucky's Gluck Equine [...]
How Often Do Horses Need Influenza Vaccines
Equine influenza is spread through the interaction of horses. How often a horse receives the vaccine is based on how likely it is to [...]
Horse Vaccine Needs and Timing
Getting the most out of your horse’s vaccines is based on when they are given. Some diseases are prevalent year-round while others are a [...]
Free Resource for Rating Your Horse’s Colic Risk
Colic is every horse owner’s worse nightmare. A free online tool can help you assess your horse’s risk factors for colic. The tool has [...]
Free Assessment of Your Barn’s Biosecurity Risk
Take 10 minutes to use the University of Guelph’s free online Equine Biosecurity Risk Calculator for horse properties. The Calculator requires you to answer a series [...]
Fly Control Through Water Management
Insects thrive in damp, warm, decomposing matter. That makes manure, ditches, and stagnant water prime breeding locations. Eliminating these areas as much as possible [...]
Feed Through Fly Control for Horses
Horse manure provides the breeding grounds for flies—that’s where they lay their eggs. Even well-maintained barns that regularly clean paddocks can’t eliminate all manure [...]
Establishing a Baseline: Routine Bloodwork for Horses
Every year, your doctor likely recommends a blood test to monitor your cholesterol, triglycerides, blood sugar, or other levels at that moment in time. [...]
Equine Strangles: How its Transmitted and Treated
Strangles is a highly contagious bacterium that can spread quickly. Horses that travel the show circuit and horses that are newly introduced to a [...]