Horse Health

Do you wish you could stop those biting insects from driving your horse crazy and protect your horse’s GI system from the damaging effects of internal microbial disruption? More than a pest, insects can spread infection and disease and over time...

Carol Cohen and her Two Swans Farm in Wellington, Florida are well-known supporters and promoters of dressage. A rider herself who has competed at FEI, Carol is passionate about the sport and her horses. Carol’s daughter Rebecca is an avid Junior...

Tyberius an 11-year-old, FEI Oldenburg gelding by Jeannie Macdonald’s stallion, Tantris, has battled summer skin allergies for most of his life. Owned and trained by Toi Trent of Aiken, South Carolina, Tyberius came into Toi’s life when he was...

When the 11-year-old Dutch bred gelding named Siep came to Pierucci Dressage last year he was a solid Third level horse who could not focus in training. His new trainer, Pati Pierucci commented that “his mind would go one way, and his body...

This week begins our new feature Wellness Wednesday where we will highlight information to benefit the performance of you horse!

Nitric Oxide is the master signaling molecule of the body. It regulates the muscle tone of blood...

This Week's Wellness Zone Tip is brought to you by Uckele Health & Nutrition

"The value of a strong immune system begins in the gut." Tigger Montague - BiostarEQ
When High Performance Dressage trainer Jim Koford first brought Shirley McQuillan’s Kentucky bred Rhett, to Florida the big but sensitive gelding’...

Erica Larson, News Editor of the Horse.com has reported on the recent EHV-1 Outbreak.
Veterinarians in several states are determining the extent of a possible equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) outbreak tied to cutting horses involved in a recent...

Allergies are an abnormal response of the immune system when the horse’s body reacts to a normally harmless substance in the environment, such as dust, pollen, substances in feed, mold, insect bites or injections. Almost anything can trigger an...