Your fence is sturdy, your barn is secure, your hay is the best. What can go wrong?  Sometimes, small things can have a big impact on your horse's wellbeing. Too much toxic fly spray or a...

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Poisonous plants may be lurking in your horse's pasture and they can make your horse very sick. Symptoms can be as mild as a bellyache or as severe as life-threatening colic or founder. Red maples...

The best time to plan for a horse colic emergency is before it happens.  Talk to your veterinarian about colic. Based on her knowledge of your horse, she will be able to give you a set...

Equine enteritis (duodenitis-proximal jejunitis), an inflammation of the small intestine, usually affects the part of the small intestine closest to the horse's stomach. The inflammation reduces...

If your horse ingests sand, he is at risk for sand colic. Most horses who eat sand don't eat it because they like it -- sand just mixes in with their forage or hay. From there, it piles up like,...