One of the most common causes of surgical colic, strangulating lipomas were more common in horses with a prior history of ...

A horse appears restless, suddenly stops eating, repeatedly looks at its belly, or lies down and immediately gets back up. Such everyday observations unsettle many animal owners—often for good reason.

The reason is as clear as water. As winter makes its presence known—and briskly so—it’s important for horse owners to consider that with lower temperatures comes higher colic risk. “Winter months are ...

Taking a “wait-and-see” approach to horses in need of colic surgery ups the ante on expense – and survivability, reports EQUUS magazine. Dr. David Freeman, director of the Island Whirl Equine Colic ...

Horses are capable of being demonstrably in pain. However, pain can also present in subtler ways. Here are 24 behavior indicators to be on the watch for.

I was in the packed hall at Davos to hear Trump speak. The audience went from laughter to silence in seconds. Elizabeth Warren tells Elon Musk she's 'happy' to work with him on DOGE's goals to slash ...

A study published in the peer-reviewed Equine Veterinary Journal provides hopeful news for owners of show jumpers who have undergone colic surgery. Researchers in Italy noticed that most research in ...

Horses laminitis is inflammation within the sensitive laminae of the feet. It can occur for many reasons, but as a nutritional problem it is commonly linked to grain-rich diets, ingestion of too much ...

Photo by Rebecca J. Banabi. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund announced the deaths of two wild horses last week, both to colic. Horses are unable to regurgitate food because they do not have the muscles in ...