The use of horses in a therapeutic capacity is well established, but how can interested parties tap into the latest research about horse-human interaction? Publisher Fran Jurga seeks to fill this void ...

North Americans began receiving the CoVID-19 vaccine this week, less than a year after the novel coronavirus was identified. That accelerated timeline is a remarkable scientific achievement. And horse ...

Nearly 50 years ago, Jeanetta Sturgeon’s life changed in an instant. When a fire erupted in her home, the then-28-year-old mother of two sustained burns over 80 percent of her body. For the next two ...

A Canadian study shows that soaking hay can help control equine asthma. But, the researchers say, to achieve the best results an exacting protocol must be followed. For the study, University of ...

A recent French study seems to verify what many old-time horsemen have long believed: that horses can smell fear in humans, and that this can, in turn, make them fearful. At the heart of the study ...

Muck stalls daily and consider applying a non-toxic drying agent like sodium bisulfate to your stall floors to reduce moisture. Also regularly pick up the manure from run-in sheds and areas in the ...

One horse at a private facility in Skamania County, Washington, has tested positive for equine influenza. The horse is secluded at the facility and is receiving veterinary care. EDCC Health Watch is ...

It’s not often that a traditional horse-keeping routine gets completely upended, but that’s exactly what has happened with equine parasite control over the last two decades. After years of faithfully ...

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture recently confirmed a horse in Gibson County positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). The horse was euthanized. EDCC Health Watch is an Equine Network ...

Eight horses in Oldham County, Kentucky, recently tested positive for pigeon fever. The horses displayed typical clinical signs, including ventral and pectoral abscesses, one mammary abscess, and one ...

Hosted by the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center at the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.), the Global Equine Cultures roundtable brings together an ...

It is true that rotational deworming was recommended and used for decades. The goal was to avoid exposing the parasites to the same medication with the same mode of action over and over. This wasn’t ...