Equus

EQUUS provides the latest information from the world's top veterinarians, equine researchers, riders and trainers on understanding and influencing equine behavior, recognizing the warning signs of illness and disease, and solving riding and training problems.

Equus

Rescued Hearts • The Transformative Journey of Thistle and the Lifesaving Work at Longmeadow Rescue Ranch

MEDICAL FRONT

YOUR NSAID QUESTIONS ANSWERED • Here’s what the experts want you to know about the benefits and risks of giving nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs to horses.

OUR EXPERTS

HEALING PROCESSES

NSAID MEDICINE CHEST

DO’S AND DON’TS OF ADMINISTERING NSAIDS TO HORSES

UNDERSTANDING COX-1 AND COX-2

GET RID OF RAINROT THE RIGHT WAY • As sure as April showers bring May flowers, this skin disease is headed for your horse—and it can get serious. Here’s sound advice for both preventing and treating it.

WHEN INFECTION GETS DANGEROUS

A FEW GOOD HORSES • In this excerpt from The Last Ride of the Pony Express, Will Grant looks for the right mount for a 2,000-mile trek across the American West.

THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT AMERICAN SADDLEBREDS • Thanks to horseworld conventions, the sporthorse potential of this homegrown breed remains largely overlooked.

THE CLARK CHIEF FAMILY

CHARMING KING

IN QUEST OF GREAT OLD BROODMARES

SADDLEBRED “SPORTHORSE” PERFORMERS OF A CENTURY AGO

ON TALENT ALONE

MORE GOOD PERFORMANCE MARES

FORM AND FUNCTION

AND BRAINS TO BOOT

TWO FROM THE PRESENT DAY

CONSULTANTS

THIS MONTH’S EXPERTS

First-aid kit refresher

Luna’s odyssey • When a friend’s mare disappeared from our New Mexico ranch, the search yielded lessons in teamwork, planning and perseverance.

Lessons learned

Sweet like a red mare • Chestnut mare, beware? Like recent studies, my lived experience debunks popular mythology about the connection between coat color and personality.