Deciphering Which Leg on Your Horse is Lame
You know your horse is off, but do you know on which leg? Learning to identify the source of pain helps prevent a minor [...]
You know your horse is off, but do you know on which leg? Learning to identify the source of pain helps prevent a minor [...]
Upper airway abnormalities are common causes for poor performance in the equine athlete. Racehorses are not the only equine athletes that suffer performance problems [...]
The following information about tying-up is courtesy of the equine veterinary experts at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute near Lexington, Kentucky. The term tying-up is [...]
Horses that have conformation faults can still perform at the highest levels of their discipline with proper trimming and shoeing. In this article, Scott [...]
Show and lesson horses often experience joint pain from repeated strenuous exercise.Joint disease doesn’t have to end a horse’s career. With good management you [...]
Q: My 10-year-old Percheron is bright, sound and pretty willing—except when he is in harness, under saddle or on the longe line. Then he [...]
During the colder months, a cool down is as important for drying out a damp coat as it is for muscle recovery. Bevin Dugan, [...]
Q: I need to decide whether to have a hip replacement and want to know if it’s safe to ride after having the procedure. I [...]
Q: My 5-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, Shadow, has a good disposition and is very well-mannered. The problem is that about two years ago I forgot [...]
Q: I’ve recently started taking dressage lessons and have been told by my instructor to “bend” my horse around my inside leg in corners [...]