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 ...

Colic and/or founder (laminitis) are problems of major concern to horse owners. Both conditions can vary in their seriousness from slight cases to cases that can kill horses or severely compromise ...

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 ...

When a horse suddenly becomes seriously unwell, goes lame or is badly injured (trust me, it happens), many of us do not have the funds needed to aid their recovery, meaning we need the help of a horse ...

Problems with the horse’s stomach can sometimes be attributed to peritonitis, which is a very serious illness that can lead to large claims on any horse health insurance policy. Peritonitis refers to ...