An 11-year-old gelding at a boarding facility in Red Deer County, Alberta, has tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 ...

According to the state veterinarian, one horse in Ransom County, North Dakota, has tested positive for equine influenza. It ...

The Virginia Horse Industry Board (VHIB), which works to promote and help develop the equine industry in the Commonwealth of ...

On Nov. 10, a weanling Oldenburg colt in Calvert County, Maryland, tested positive for strangles. He is under quarantine, and ...

According to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, one horse in Lincoln County has tested positive for West Nile virus ...

Equine skin diseases have a way of holding your attention, while still remaining mysterious. That strange-looking bump, or scruffy patch, or bald spot on your horse’s skin: It looks harmless, and it ...

On Nov. 1, a 24-year-old mare in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, tested positive for strangles. The mare developed clinical ...

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See that sliver of light on the sand, shining through a gap in the roof of the indoor arena? Every time she goes past, Hawkeye arches her neck and skirts the boundary as if it’s a rattlesnake. The ...

Plants that are toxic to horses aren’t particularly rare. Take a stroll through any pasture, and there among the grasses you’ll find any number of different plants. Small vines, broad-leafed weeds, ...

Any horse will cough occasionally, particularly if he catches a noseful of dusty air or gets a bit of debris in his airways while he’s eating or drinking. In that context, coughing in horses is just a ...

Ever since your mare’s pregnancy was confirmed nearly 11 months ago, you’ve been anticipating her foal’s arrival. Now the time is near, and you’re a bit anxious, wondering exactly what to expect.