EPM: The Master of Disguise
Brought to you by Merck Animal Health Stumbling. Weakness and muscle atrophy in the hind end. Behavioral changes. Lameness. Any of these could be a sign your horse has equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). It can have devastating effects on a horse’s ability to perform. A progressive and potentially fatal infection of the central nervous system, […]
How a dewormer works is just as important as why
Fairfield T. Bain, DVM, MBA, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVP, Dipl. ACVECC, Merck Animal Health We don’t like to think about them, but we know they’re there. Those pesky parasites living large on our horses’ pastures and paddocks and – eventually – making themselves at home inside our horse, thriving to ensure the next generation of […]
Are Safety Nets Keeping Horses at Home?
Unwanted Horse Coalition Blog Written by Jennifer Purcell
Body Condition Scoring for Your Horse
Body condition influences everything in your horse’s life, from reproductive efficiency, to performance, to good health. By using Body Condition Scoring, you can find out what kind of shape your horse is in, and work to improve the score.
The Nutritional Impact of Hay Quality
Adopt a Rescue Horse
Learn the right way to adopt a rescue horse with these 10 tips. Plus: Learn about the A Home for Every Horse program.
Pauls Valley Facility – BLM
The facility is just a short drive south of OKC and can be found at the Kimberlin Road Exit on I-35. The BLM’s Pauls Valley Facility has lots of nice animals that are just right for spring training! In addition to adoptions held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, they post photos of specific […]
Starting the Older Horse
Working with an older but still inexperienced horse poses special challenges but also promises unique rewards.
Retraining Thoroughbreds for Dressage
Try these three exercises to turn a Thoroughbred racehorse into a successful dressage mount.
Rescue Report: Finding a Trainer
Finding a trainer can be like dating: painful and awkward until you find the right one. But I needed to find a good eventing trainer for my rescue horse, Banjo. I wanted to learn about eventing, a completely new discipline for me. I’d been attending local events to observe people competing at the lower levels. […]