Articles on Horse Heallth

Below are links to articles on horse health, written by Dr. King for various equestrian magazines. These articles are saved as PDF files, so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them. (Acrobat Reader is a free download from Adobe.)

You are welcome to download and print these articles for your own use. But please note that each article is copyrighted. If you wish to use any of these articles, in part or in their entirety, in any publication (web site, printed media, etc.), then please contact us for permission.

Enjoy!

Performance-related Topics

Adaptogens - stress, performance, and adaptogenic herbs (160 KB)

Care of the horse's back (104 KB)

Do horses get fibromyalgia? (165 KB)

Exercise-induced muscle problems and breed (88 KB)

Going barefoot - thoughts on the shoes vs barefoot debate (132 KB)

Overtraining [to be added]

the Pleasure Horse [to be added]

Saddle fit basics (725 KB)

Shipping - long-distance transport and the performance horse (176 KB)

Show stress [to be added]

Training the young horse (430 KB)

Therapy

Alternatives to bute, banamine, and other NSAIDs (116 KB)

Glucosamine-chondroitin supplements (92 KB)

Movement as therapy (64 KB)

Treating symptoms [to be added]

Breeding and Mare/Foal Health

Bacteria and foal health (112 KB)

Breeding - making responsible decisions (190 KB)

Feeding your pregnant mare (225 KB)

Infertility in older mares (124 KB)

Specific Health Issues

Allergy [to be added]

Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) (236 KB)

(also see Thyroid hormones and EMS)

Nasal congestion (60 KB)

Neurologic herpes (128 KB)

Thyroid hormones and EMS (140 KB)

General Management

Fly control (72 KB)

Health status (68 KB)

Making do - keeping horses healthy in an imperfect environment (100 KB)

Natural dewormers (116 KB)

Vaccination - thoughts on the vaccine debate (108 KB)

West Nile virus in western Washington (216 KB) New!

Feeding and Digestive Health

Beet pulp [to be added]

Digestive disorders and the emotions (85 KB)

Healthy eating, part I (140 KB)

Healthy eating, part II (130 KB)

Loose stool (76 KB)

What horses are supposed to eat [to be added]

Why do horses eat dirt, wood, and other indigestible things? (152 KB)

Other Topics

the Gift of believing; Christmas 2006 (68 KB)

Integrative veterinary care - the best of both worlds (100 KB)

Wellness - what does "wellness" mean? (112 KB)

White crows - studying health to understand disease (104 KB)

Winter health - why do we get sick in the winter months? (84 KB)