March 2, 2025

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Cardiac Murmurs in Older Horses
This article can help you understand what it means and what to expect if your horse is diagnosed with a cardiac murmur.
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Horse Superficial Muscles Diagram
This horse muscles diagram can help owners better understand horse movements or injuries and visualize what's under the skin.
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Dogs on Horse Boarding Facilities 
Tips for keeping dogs safely confined at equine boarding facilities.
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How to Throw a Retirement Party for Your Horse
When 28-year-old Scotty retired from his long-held position as a saintly lesson horse, his owner threw a celebration. Here’s how to honor the special horses in your life when it’s time for them to ret...
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Insulin Dysregulation and Cresty Neck Score 
Insulin dysregulation—which is associated with equine laminitis—is best diagnosed with insulin testing.
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Research on Small Area Group Turnout for Stalled Horses
Researchers wanted to determine what size paddocks or pens were appropriate for lower-stress group turnout when horses are stalled a majority of the day.
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My Senior Horse Podcast: Senior Hoof Care
Learn more about senior horse hoof care from Dr. Carlos Carvajal, who offers information in English and Spanish.
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Have You Made Any Changes (Besides Feeding) in How You Manage Your Senior Horse?
Let us know in our online poll!
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Feeding Horses for Weight Gain
Helping horses with weight gain is more than just adding calories. You need to determine the cause of weight loss first.
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8 Health Issues for Horses in Summer
In this article, we cover 8 health concerns that your equids might face. These include anhidrosis, bruised hooves, conjunctivitis, dehydration, insect bite hypersensitivity, heat stress, photosensitization,...
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How to Recognize and Treat Thrush Video
Thrush is a common hoof issue in horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules. While often associated with unsanitary conditions, thrush can occur in horses living in pristine environments.
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Diagnosing Equine Laminitis 
Laminitis in horses, mules, and donkeys can be a life-threatening emergency. Here are tips on what to watch for and tell your veterinarian.
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How Much Does My Horse Weigh?
There are several methods to determine how much your horse weighs. These include scales, weight tapes, and weight calculations described in this article.
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Use a Pasture Hay Feeder to Reduce Waste
You can benefit your horse's health and save time and money if you choose the right pasture hay feeder.
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How to Restrain a Horse Video
Dr. Luke Bass helps us understand several techniques for restraining horses for procedures or needed management.
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Study Suggests Horses Smarter Than Previously Thought
An equine behavior and learning study showed that horses have a higher level of cognitive processing that previously was thought possible.
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My Senior Horse Podcast: Equine Sleep Deprivation
Dr. Amy Polkes helps us understand sleep deprivation and narcolepsy and how they can affect senior horses.
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How Long Can a Horse, Pony, Donkey, or Mule Live?
In this article, we take a look at the records, and the averages, for how long the normal horse, donkey, or mule can live.
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My Senior Horse Podcast: Weight Loss Part 3
There are many health issues in senior equids that are the same, but how the animals respond to the problem can be different.
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Horse Behavior During Tacking and Mounting
If your horse is exhibiting an altered behavior when tacking and mounting, it could be a sign of anticipation of discomfort during ridden exercise.
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Exercise and General Health of Senior Breeding Equids Video
Dr. Maria Schnobrich said sometimes increasing exercise is one of the best things we can do for reproductive health.
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Controlled NSC for Senior Horses and Ponies
Horses with insulin dysregulation might be fed BUCKEYE™ Nutrition's new LOW 'N STEADY™ ration balancer designed for ID horses.
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How to Medicate a Horse's Eye Video
It can be challenging to medicate your horse's eye. Use these tips from Dr. Christine Johnson.
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The Older Horse-Human Relationship Study
Owner understanding of their horses and normal aging influenced their management decisions as the horses grow older.
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Horse Superficial Muscles Diagram
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Dogs on Horse Boarding Facilities 
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How to Throw a Retirement Party for Your Horse
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My Senior Horse Podcast: Senior Hoof Care
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