A new report provides owners with practical information on how to manage their pasture to reduce the risk of laminitis in horses and ponies....

How does age affect the horse’s ability to respond to vaccination? As with other body systems, the immune system undergoes age-related cha...

Horses suffering lameness due to bone spavin can show marked improvement following treatment with a tiludronate infusion, in combination wit...

What can be done to limit the number of horses dying as a result of racing injuries? It is hoped that  analysis of data on  fatal injuries w...

British horse riders are being urged to help map the distribution of ragwort in the UK. The risk to horses of eating ragwort are widely kn...

Ten senior academics and equine vets from practice have come up with a novel way of raising money to help two worthy equine causes - the SPA...

Unless dietary restriction below maintenance energy requirements is also employed, moderate exercise on its own is not enough to counter ins...

Another cloning milestone has been reached by researchers at Texas A&M University with the successful birth of a foal produced using ooc...

Researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for Lavender Foal Syndrome. Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS), also known as Coat Co...

Horses can be a source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, presenting a threat to human health, according to a recent study. Mohamed Ahmed, ...

The forthcoming third Health and Welfare of the Racehorse Summit to be held by the  Grayson-Jockey Club Foundation  at the Keeneland Sales P...

Horses with Cushing’s disease (also known as pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction ; PPID) are more  likely to have higher fecal egg counts...

Horses are at increased risk of Hendra virus (HeV) infection at this time of year, the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) has warned. T...

Thanks to the opportunities of modern transport, it's not only horses that can travel the world. They may also take with them their infe...

Fructans and starch are not responsible for most cases of laminitis, Dr Teresa Hollands told delegates at the Laminitis Awareness 2010 semi...

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed  two new non-invasive methods of monitoring respiratory disease in horses. The num...

Normal equine urine contains many calcium carbonate crystals. Despite that, it is not common for stones (“calculi”) to form in the urinary t...

Researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland, have identified a possible cause for the often fatal disease atypical myopathy. They fou...

Scientists will soon be able to use DNA profiling techniques to confirm the identity of racehorses that have tested positive to drugs. Suc...

“There seems to be an increased risk of cases of Atypical Myopathy during the spring, when the disease has occurred during the previous fall...