Cracking up

Almost every horse owner will encounter laminitis at some point during their time with equines. Vet Lucinda Ticehurst explains the warning signs of this intensely painful condition, and the new drugs that can be transformative for some

A horse’s eye is vulnerable, and problems can quickly become serious. Karen Coumbe MRCVS explains what to look out for to keep your horse’s vision safe

How to look after your feet Our feet are the first things that make contact with the ground when we run. When they hit the ground, they spread the force of our body into the ground, and also then tran

Two pieces of recent research have investigated the health of the equine gut. Peter Green MRCVS reports

Your skin is the largest organ in your body. What’s more, your other organs are hidden away, protected from the outside world. But your skin is in constant contact with germs – many of them harmless b

It’s easy to think that your bones are solid and unchanging – but in fact they’re constantly being broken down (resorbed) and rebuilt. In your youth, your bone is built up more quickly than it’s resor