Resources to help you keep your horses healthy and happy during the Spring and Summer.

Spring Horse Health Checkup


Springtime is a welcome sight for horse owners who are eager to begin another riding season — and it's the perfect time for getting a horse health checkup.

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5 Steps of Spring Horse Care



By ensuring that your horse is in tip-top shape coming out of the winter, you will be able to make the most of the upcoming riding, showing, and breeding season.

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Equine Teeth

An Evolutionary Success Story


All about your horse's teeth, including evolutionary history, structure, function, age-estimation, and how feed choices can affect their dental health needs.

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Your Horse’s Dental Checkup

Much more than just floating teeth!


As horses get older, dental problems are more likely to occur, but younger horses may also be troubled with dentition issues for which timely treatment is essential to ensure their continued welfare.


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Colic Prevention

Introduce Spring Pasture Slowly


The prevalence of gas colic goes up in the spring. Equine Guelph shares some strategies to prevent it.  


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Vaccination Guidelines For Healthier Horses


A comprehensive list of the vaccines available for your horse and the often devastating diseases they protect against.


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Equine Vaccine Q&A


Helpful information on vaccinations for your horse from the UC Davis Center for Equine Health


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Get Ticked Off!


It's important to frequently examine your horse for the presence of ticks, and to take steps to lower risk of exposure.


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How Infectious Diseases Spread Among Horses


Controlling infectious diseases relies on understanding how they spread.


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Salmonellosis in Horses


A biosecurity plan is an important defence against this possibly fatal disease.


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What is West Nile Virus?


The signs, effects, and prevention of this neurologic disease.


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Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis


This viral disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and can cause inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.


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Sources of Infectious Disease in Horses


Understanding the roll of asymptomatic carriers in the spread of infectious disease.


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Diseases with Horse-to-Human Transmission


A quick refresher on some bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral diseases that can potentially be transmitted to us directly from the equines in our lives.


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HOOFBEAT E-NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

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