Equine Infectious Anemia: What You Need to Know
Equine Infectious Anemia Virus affects horses worldwide. In the US it particularly affects horses in the south due to transmission of the disease by the horsefly.
Strangles: Is Your Horse Breathing Easy?
Strangles is caused by bacteria, Streptococcus equii. It causes swelling of the lymph nodes and guttural pouch in horses.
Equine Vices: Cribbing
One well known equine vice is cribbing, in which the horse repeatedly grabs something with its teeth, arches its neck and grunts as it pulls back and lets go.
