A mare’s nutritional requirements vary throughout different stages of her pregnancy, with the last three to four months placing the most significant nutritional demands on...

For any equine breeding operation, it is always worth taking time to consider factors which may adversely impact the fertility of your stallions (and importantly,...

When looking to help promote optimal fertility in a stallion, it is never too early in the year to start. Often, we only turn our...

The judicious use of many medications in our horses and ponies can be important and even life saving in some situations, yet they are not...

Colic is one of the most common causes of death in horses and ponies. Colic episodes can be most distressing for both the horse suffering...

Omepazole and Esomeprazole, the most commonly used medications for Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) are not without their safety concerns. One welfare issue which may...

Photosensitization (also known as photodermatitis) is light-induced inflammation of the skin (dermatitis) caused by a heightened sensitivity of the skin to sunlight. This condition is...

Here in the Southern Hemisphere, we’re currently in summer. Which means in many regions the weather is hot and/or humid. This in turn affects the...

With breeding season now underway in the Southern Hemisphere, stallion fertility is an area of focus.

Did you know that when a foal is born, it weighs approximately 10% of its mature body weight? This can vary however from about 7%...