Penn State Extension will be offering a webinar to give guidance on how to best keep horses healthy and comfortable through the winter. According to a release, “Winter Wise: Managing Horses in Cold ...

Lower critical temperature is the temperature below which a horse needs additional energy to maintain body warmth. The lower critical temperature estimate for horses is 41°F with a summer coat and ...

WINTER HAVEN — The site is 10 acres of care, compassion and potentially new beginnings for 40 to 50 neglected horses, mules and donkeys. And it takes a lot of walking to get across the site of Hope ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT)-- With winter not too far away, an adaptive horse-riding program in La crosse is making sure its therapy horses are well cared for during the off- season. "We don't have any ...

As winter approaches, horse owners are being reminded that cold-weather care involves more than just putting a blanket on their animals.

Horses are well equipped to handle winter weather, especially when allowed to gradually adapt to colder temperatures. When days grow short and nights are cooler, they start to grow a winter hair coat.

A final opportunity to add mares for breeding season or pick up a pinhook prospect ahead of the yearling sales will be available Feb. 5-6 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale. This year, the ...

One reason many older horses become miserable in winter is that cold weather exacerbates joint pain, like it does with arthritis in humans. There are some equine “joint supplements” available, and ...

When winter rolls around, we’re all reaching for extra layers. But what about our horses? They seem to handle the cold a little differently than we do, but that doesn’t mean they don’t feel it. Dr.

MADISON, Wis. -- You hear a lot about keeping cats and dogs safe in the winter, but when the weather changes as rapidly as it has this season, our four-legged, hooved friends like horses and cows also ...

BATAVIA — It was a chaotic 10 weeks last winter for many horsemen, who were forced to keep their horses in more than one location and often didn't have a training track to keep the horses in racing ...