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Mud fever is usually associated with winter weather, but a particularly painful – and often persistent – variation can occur in the sunnier months. Kieran O’Brien MRCVS casts light on summer mud fever and how to treat it

EHV can cause devastating illness and has no cure. Fleur Whitlock MRCVS and Richard Newton FRCVS explain what can be done to limit the risk

The para rider who has cerebral palsy tells Julie Harding how horses have helped her to cope with this brutal disease, as well as the bullies who tend to prey on sufferers

Science is unlocking myriad secrets related to the keeping of our senior equine citizens, as Spillers’ nutritionist Sarah Nelson explains

ADVICE FROM OUR WOMAN’S WEEKLY DOCTOR

Concerns that top event horses are “too thin” may be a result of widespread equine obesity