Fri, Apr 16, 2021

Familiarity with each specific horse is important to good management.

Thu, Apr 15, 2021

Rations should include high-quality protein sources, and can be fed as pellets or as coarsely processed grains.

Wed, Mar 31, 2021

Foals should be administered about four pints of colostrum in one-pint increments within the first day.

Thu, Mar 18, 2021

Complications during the foaling process are always an emergency. Horse managers should develop a working relationship with the attending veterinarian well before foaling.

Fri, Mar 5, 2021

Now is not the time to cut back on horses having ready access to hay to meet their nutritional needs.

Tue, Mar 2, 2021

During a mare's pregnancy, moderate exercise such as vigorous walking or riding will help control her weight and maintain muscle tone and strength needed for the last two months of pregnancy.

Fri, Feb 12, 2021

Horses need more feed to replace energy loss brought about by wintertime weather conditions, and that can lead to problems.

Tue, Jan 12, 2021

OSU veterinarian team brings event horse back from the edge of crisis

Mon, Jan 4, 2021

Lameness is the most common ailment that horses suffer. In fact, lameness is estimated to cost U.S. horse owners more than $1 billion every year.

Tue, Nov 3, 2020

According to Dr. Mike Schoonover, horses spend the majority of their lives trying to hurt themselves. Schoonover, an associate professor of equine surgery and sports medicine at Oklahoma State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, has seen