Equine flu vaccinations should be recorded in the horse’s passport. Equine flu, as equine influenza is commonly known, is caused by various strains of the influenza virus that affect the upper ...
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/plus/vet-library/equine-flu-2-86005
British winter weather means that whether your horses are living out 24/7, or just being turned out for a few hours a day, their feet and hooves will become waterlogged in the inevitable wet and ...
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/horse-care/vet-advice/mud-fever-72429
Using the plastic packets in which sutures are sent could be an economical and effective method of treating serious wounds. This is the conclusion of research published in the Equine Veterinary J...
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/plastic-packaging-game-changer-in-healing-wounds-846752
Horses can develop forms of depression, just like people. Equine vet Gil Riley MRCVS explains some common signs of depression in horses that owners should keep an eye out for, some of which will ...
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/depression-in-horses-770544
KEEPING HORSES HAPPY AND HEALTHY INDOORS MEANS DITCHING SOME OF THE MORE OUTDATED IDEAS ABOUT STABLING, SUGGESTS KIERAN O’BRIEN MRCVS Horses evolved as free-range herd animals, eating at will, ...
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/keep-stabled-horses-happy-healthy-696427
WE KNOW THAT HARD GROUND CONDITIONS CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO HORSES’ LIMBS, BUT WHAT EFFECTS DO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE AND WHAT ARE THE SIGNS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG? PH17RX flying hooves at the showp...
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/the-problem-with-hard-ground-40989
2ARC6H0 Pennymuir, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, UK. 4th January 2020. Racehorses from the National Hunt yard of trainer Harriet Graham work on their fitness byHillwork is beneficial for horses acr...
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/the-benefits-of-hillwork-for-horses-hh-plus-709650
Dehydration in horses will not only affect a horse’s performance — it can also be life-threatening. Long hot dry spells are being seen increasingly often in the UK, so when they do occur, own...
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/dehydration-in-horses-298725
Horse teeth are the source of a few colloquial idioms, such as “long in the tooth”, and “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”. But what of the more serious aspects of equine dental car...
Tetanus in horses is a bacterial infection, where the toxins produced attack the horse’s nervous system. The condition is also known as lockjaw because as the disease progresses, the mouth clam...
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/horse-care/vet-advice/tetanus-in-horses-85521