Laminitis or "founder" is a common illness known about by horse lovers from an early age, as native ponies on pasture that is too lush are common victims. It is caused by inflammation of the lam...

The New Role of Horse Therapy for Autistic ChildrenParents of autistic children have had many therapies and medications tossed their way, with hopes of reaching their children on a whole new lev...

Introduction: Colic is abdominal pain caused by a build up of gas in the abdomen, and is a veterinary emergency. In all cases, your vet should be called immediately.Colic has three main forms. T...

Mud fever, greasy heel and cracked heels are all problems experienced by horses and ponies that are kept outside in wet, muddy conditions.In this article I will outline the underlying problem, sy...

Introduction: African horse sickness is a potentially fatal, untreatable illness of equines, and cases are being found further north with global warming. If a case of this notifiable disease wer...

When I started writing my tips for breaking a young horse I thought I must be mad, what did I know? There are loads of experts out there all offering advice and I was just a humble horse owner, ...

In my opinion choosing a saddle has to be the most difficult and unpleasant task with relation to owning a horse or pony .My current horse was the first horse I have owned where I had to buy a ne...

Introduction: Equine influenza ('flu') is probably the main respiratory infection affecting horses. It has a worldwide distribution, and can cause a severe illness in some cases. Fortunately, pr...

Natural horsemanship has become very popular in the last few years, with Pat Parelli's name at the top of the list of trainers using this method. He has his own unique program in place for horse o...

In the domestication of animals and the taking of them into our lives, our homes, and our hearts, we take on the responsibility of meeting their daily needs. When we ask them to be part of our li...