The direct administration of anti-inflammatory drugs into joints to provide relief from discomfort remains a common practice in many sectors of the equine industry. Unfortunately, many of these medications are corticosteroids, which have become c …

Mares have a gestation period of about 340 days. Because of this relatively long pregnancy, they must become pregnant again shortly after giving birth in order to produce a foal at about the same time each year if this is desired by the owner or …

Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a disease that affects the central nervous system of horses and which is caused by the protozoal organism. The name given to the protozoan organism shown to be the primary causative agent for EPM is Sarc …

Mares cycle when days are long and there is abundant daylight during most of the day, meaning that under normal circumstances, they cycle in the Spring, Summer and Fall. Mares do not cycle in Winter when daylight is short; this is known as anestr …

Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a disease of the horse that affects the central nervous system. Equine obviously refers to the horse, protozoal refers to the type of organism that causes the disease and myeloencephalitis refers to tha …

Horse owners and breeders are continually on the lookout for ways to help improve their mares’ chances of becoming pregnant. One way that veterinarians are able to help is by administering prostaglandins.1 There are several forms of prostaglandin …

Since wild animals are, well... wild, this dictates that any manipulation requiring handling will also necessitate chemical immobilization. Wildlife veterinarians are not only required to possess the normal complement of skills and qualifications …

Generally speaking, the best time for mating of a mare and stallion is determined by several factors. These include the length of daylight (season), the daily temperature, the mare's general health, diet, the amount of rainfall, the climate, and …

Mares are seasonally polyestrus; this means that they experience regular estrus cycles during late Spring, Summer and early Fall, with none occurring during the Winter. The typical mare cycles regularly between March and October, with each estrou …