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Horse Care
Advertorial Power for hooves
Helen Sharp
The team at Plusvital have formulated Plusvital Acti-Hoof to help support horses with weak or brittle hooves
10 March 2023 Hoofcare
Common problems of the hoof
Two very different but very common problems - thrush and stone bruises are tackled by our experts
10 March 2023 Hoofcare
Advertorial Hoofcare from the inside
The horse's hoof is a complex structure, tough and vulnerable in equal parts, the experts at TRM have developed a product to help support your horse from the ground up
The impact of farriery interventions on galloping racehorses
A new Royal Veterinary College study reveals the impact of farriery interventions on galloping racehorses’ hoof biomechanics
10 March 2023 Hoofcare
For the want of a nail...
Dr Karen Dunne explores the dos and don'ts if your horse gets a nail in its foot
10 March 2023 Hoofcare
Unintended effects of what we consume
Dr Joe Collins MVB PhD takes an unflinching look at how what we do may have a negative resonance on equines and other animals
6 January 2023 Veterinary
Game-changing strangles vaccine now available in Ireland
Dechra Veterinary Products has announced a groundbreaking vaccine to protect horses and ponies against strangles.
30 December 2022 Veterinary
Parasites in horses – diagnostic tools
In the second of a specially commissioned series with consultant in equine internal medicine Siobhan McAuliffe MVB DACVIM, Horse Sense takes a closer look at how best to diagnose parasite problems
16 December 2022 Veterinary
"We all need to do better!"
Dr Joe Collins MVB PhD reports from the Irish Equine Veterinary Association conference for equine vets in Kilkenny
9 December 2022 Veterinary
Groundbreaking gut solution
Dr Richard. J. McCormick, M.V.B, Dip.Eq.St, M.R.C.V.S. has developed a nutritional solution to repairing inflammatory bowel syndrome in horses
2 December 2022 Nutrition
Bleeders and Lasix
Dr Joe Collins MVB PhD takes a look at Lasix, why it is used and why it my not be used for much longer
25 November 2022 Veterinary
Worms Part 1: Equine parasites
In the first of a specially commissioned series with consultant in equine internal medicine Siobhan McAuliffe MVB DACVIM, Horse Sense takes a deeper look at the threat of parasitic worms
11 November 2022 Veterinary