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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.

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AHFEH Celebrates 2022 Adoptions • More than 1,000 horses adopted year after year!

EQ HANDS ON

STUDY: NO DOWNSIDE TO EARLY CASTRATION

IT’S PROBABLY NOT THE HORMONES

SURPRISING FINDINGS ABOUT BLANKETS AND HAIR GROWTH

STUDY SUPPORTS EFFICACY OF EASIER EHV-1 DETECTION METHOD

IS SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CATARACTS INHERITED?

The things we do for love • The romance of keeping horses at home comes with some unromantic facts: You will never enjoy an entirely worry-free vacation; worse, you may never take one.

A VINTAGE BLEND • The Gilded Age progenitors of the Saddlebred breed possessed a harmony of proportion rarely equaled in horses of later times.

INTERIOR LINES

THE GAINES’ DENMARK PEDIGREE

GAINES’ DENMARK SONS AND GRANDSONS

THE SQUIRRELS

FIXING THE TYPE

CHIEF SONS AND GRANDSONS

Brain Trust • A new riding helmet ratings system builds on existing safety standards to help equestrians make more informed purchasing decisions.

THE NATURE OF RISK

HOW TO READ THE RATINGS

THINGS THEY DON’T TEACH IN VET SCHOOL • In a career spanning three decades, Madison Seamans, DVM, MS, has provided veterinary care with dedication and empathy. Sometimes, though, it’s his sense of humor that gets him through.

PARASITE-CONTROL PIONEER • Three decades ago, a California veterinarian started offering fecal egg count tests to horse owners. Now the rest of the industry is catching up.

THE PARASITE CONTROL ARSENAL

HOW RESISTANCE DEVELOPS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS

THE RESULTS ARE IN

EQ CONSULTANTS • Have a question about your horse’s health, care or training? Our experts offer solutions for a range of equine-management problems. Write to EQUUS Consultants, P.O. Box 7510, Falls Church, Virginia 22040; email: EQLetters@equinenetwork.com. Send photos when helpful.

THIS MONTH’S EXPERTS

Message received • My mare Ginger taught me that “conversations” with horses can open the door to surprising moments of grace.

EQ KEYWORDS

Sweet sorrow • Barely taller than a pony, Sugar had an outsized impact on my life and on the lives of others. But on a rainy Saturday last winter, it was time to say goodbye.