Healthy, well-maintained hooves can remain strong and functional for decades—supporting horses from their first wobbly steps to their final years. Read more in The Horse‘s Older Horse 2025 issue.
Nutritional evaluations take the guesswork out of whether your horse is consuming a balanced diet.
Find out how the amount of time your young horse spends in turnout might affect his joint development, especially in the first years of life.
Find out how to make the weaning transition smoother for foals by meeting their nutritional needs.
Selective treatment strategies can combat antimicrobial resistance while protecting foals from R. equi. Read more in The Horse‘s Spring 2025 issue.
Researchers highlighted the correlation between the quality of a mare’s colostrum and her foal’s health in the 130 days after birth.
Why is milk coming out of my foal’s nose? One expert shares causes, diagnosis, and treatment for dysphagia in foals.
Learn how to feed growing horses correctly to avoid developmental orthopedic disease.
Watch for these 10 emergencies in the hours after a mare foals. Immediate action could potentially save the mare’s and/or foal’s life.
Your horse’s nutritional requirements depend on his life stage and individual needs.
Dr. Nancy Diehl addresses a question about why a mare might respond differently to training after having her first foal.
Learn how to tailor your mare and foal’s feeding program from late pregnancy to weaning with expert guidance.
Proteins and the amino acids that form them play important roles in the horse’s body, from muscle building and function to neurotransmission and hormone synthesis.
Here’s how veterinarians manage problems such as foal diarrhea, dehydration, and milk replacement challenges on the farm.
Sometimes mares don’t produce enough milk to support their foals’ demands. Here’s what you can do to help.
Vitamins and minerals comprise a small portion of the horse’s diet by weight, but their importance is enormous. Learn more about when supplementation might be needed.
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