The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care

Diagnosing Insulin Resistance: Q&A with Researchers
Over the past few years researchers have described a strong association between insulin resistance and laminitis in equines. They are working now on defining standard testing protocols and interpretations to identify horses at highest risk for laminitis.... Read full story

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• U.S. Rider, Vet Unsure of Source of Olympic Drug Positive - August 28
• Horses Absorb Components of Gelatin, Researchers Find - August 28
• Resource Helps Military Families with Horses Make their Move - August 28
• Olympic Medication Update: 'B' Samples Positive, U.S. Rider also Involved - August 27
• Aligning Training with Horse Behavior - August 27
• Reaction Case Underlines Need for Horse Owner and Vet Communication - August 27
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Ryder report horse health news video August 23, Olympic equestrian drug testing positives, Hendra virus, rabies, and paraplegic foal update

Ryder Report, August 26

Olympic horses test positive for prohibited substance, equine rabies reported at state fair.
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Recuperating Back Muscles

Q. I have a 17-year-old Half-Arabian gelding that underwent colic surgery in August 2005. He had an uneventful recovery... but he lost tone in his belly muscles and his back dropped somewhat... Why haven't I been able to get the belly and back muscles in shape? Alice

A: Specific issues need to be addressed for full rehabilitation and optimal performance ...

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Ethanol from Corn: Where's the Feed?

Increased production of ethanol and other demands placed on traditional crops will force horse owners to look at feeding in a whole new light.
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• Treating Severe Colic

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• Making Hay

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Focus on Discipline: Dressage

An elegant athlete, the dressage horse moves in perfect harmony with his rider. Following the artistic traditions of European horsemanship, the performer displays supple joints and natural balance, or expresses power and grace in the demanding steps... Read full story

Starting 'Em Young (Young Horses in Training)

Everyone involved in the racing industry knows that one of the major problems in training horses is keeping them free from injury. Bones, joints, tendons, and ligaments are placed under considerable strain during training and racing, and it seems inevitable... Read full story

Ear-ly Warning Systems

Because we rarely encounter problems with our horses' ears, we often take them for granted. The equine ear, however, is an indispensable communication tool. A horse's acute sense of hearing allows him to detect danger, communicate with other horses,... Read full story

Wild Horse and Burro Management

"Be it enacted by the Senate and Horse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, The Congress finds and declares that wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West;... Read full story