Horse Health & Wellness
To keep your horse in good health, learn about diet and nutrition, diseases, reproductive health, proper care of hooves and more.
Explore Horse Health & Wellness
![Portrait of Icelandic horse by lake](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/x4VG3hFe4FTMKdfvBIkUbdS97Ec=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/iceland-eskifjordur-portrait-of-icelandic-horse-by-lake-543346155-587d6b4b3df78c17b63fa919.jpg)
Telltale Signs of Stress in Horses
![Broodmares and foals](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/CI3V7NRkvYIWssWGUXmstF5ei5I=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/broodmaresandfoals-56a4dc6b5f9b58b7d0d991b3.jpg)
What to Know Before Breeding Your Mare
![Skinny white pony](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/72CBlf1XsrxvZxI1D3emxxsK1ao=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/skinnyponylg-56a4dc095f9b58b7d0d99124.jpg)
Why Horses Lose Weight
![Two brown horses running through a pasture](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/IbwKVHfHB0XnHvoKpXuUKM4PNMQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horses-172408219-5896728e3df78caebc29f9dd.jpg)
What Is a Sound Horse?
![Chestnut horse looking out of stable](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/eX-aA8sFHpA1BeWNyJbI2mtzF74=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/chestnut-horse-looking-out-of-stable-501142661-5c512d7c46e0fb0001c0dd66.jpg)
Understanding How Horses See
![Polo Gold Cup - horse's legs.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/u_7i39z-dJwm9zLNwfZEH3wN3Fk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/polo-gold-cup-576770592-587fbf1e3df78c17b6b44d64.jpg)
Choosing Leg Wraps or Bandages
![womanridinginwoods.jpg](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Hap5gyPe7Rb5IXYY6CQDk0v-3eY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/womanridinginwoods-56a4dc193df78cf77284ff01.jpg)
Why Does My Horse Stumble?
![horse lower jaw teeth](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/IZ7-_rxwURAX_XsF3HXWjU3UpYU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/14589924399_8d1cba223c_b-5c0e6a7f46e0fb000158f6f2.jpg)
Wolf Teeth in Horses
![A Chiropractor examines a horse.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/QyrbsI4X4aFv8MYtPjjJU-uGfBc=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/545877973-58a4b9d55f9b58a3c91e4f76.jpg)
Can an Equine Chiropractor Help Your Horse?
![Gaunt Wild Horse on the Range](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/5d_GEKciQ9FYzMLPKvh7KhER-rY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gaunt-wild-horse-on-the-range-78745124-5c4fb5ae46e0fb0001f2213e.jpg)
How to Assess the Healthy Weight For A Horse
![Ocular exam horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/fcU6t36UIJoqojU-Iz4Okucd3wo=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-838033314-a001a536b6b64b16992491a121157667.jpg)
Moon Blindness in Horses
![Horse being dewormed](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ODXpQFCrGP0WNrBC-N4xXUCypro=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1204081048-2-ed6eaf00c8d94e45b753b9d843f92d28.jpg)
9 Most Common Internal Horse Parasites
![Trotting Horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/CrZxNRckzmYupIl0CXc1Vid8QOE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-492097776-26eca9749f144627a037c389e9fdd23d.jpg)
Leg Injuries in Horses
![A vet checks a problem with a horses stifle.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/VtB9padtpyU0ieu2oEV_ggacw5c=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-476732325-56d75b453df78cfb37dadb81.png)
Locked Stifle Joints in Horses
![horse head looking out of stable](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/2s_FKmN17-Shy5Vjey2PJBiX7qM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SashaBellGettyImages-0a573de4bc88491c939cfd4ef040d7d3.jpg)
Lice in Horses
![Horse jumping over an obstacle with a rider.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/w41IBW4kF8YlgXTqgzwG39Des1s=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Horseobstacle-GettyImages-545878057-5a1f7330beba33003753c51c.jpg)
Arthritis in Horses
![Young woman applying bandage to horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/3yr8BzTaoOl2apSujQ0zRWDgtB4=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/young-woman-applying-bandage-to-injured-horse-670133610-5c3dacdfc9e77c0001620f37.jpg)
Grease Heel in Horses
![Full Length Of Young Woman Applying Bandage To Injured Pony On Field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/3GZ7fEffB1TCEfvAwHmAbd8XL3M=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-6911253391-58f531af3df78ca159e462f8.jpg)
Treating Minor Horse Wounds
![Wounded Horses At Stable](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/d2UwJtX-vTapeIqktOK83NPs50Y=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/wounded-horses-at-stable-654745345-5c282c36c9e77c0001a5423b.jpg)
Girth Galls and Saddle Sores
![american quarter horse in field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/wSG1wa0TwiWFhripDHJ6hex4Uqk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/domestic-horse-1502652_1920-8b6edda265ea4458b7c0244f10da70a9.jpg)
Internal Horse Parasites
![bumps on horse's nose](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/KmkdPOs-Xaq_F-FYsnBbmqOqHl0=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-118200049-3c3693453a6e40f6a48b94107211ae52.jpg)
Papillomas in Horses
![Horse eye](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/aFK6IYMskKy_89BVznvR-QVw61k=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horse-eye-resized-56a4dbf03df78cf77284fe95.jpg)
Eye Infections in Horses
![vet introducing stallion to mare](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/jysSUoHZXZaLqm_puxNovIfBDbw=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/vetintroducingstalliontomare-56a4dc9e3df78cf77284ff93.jpg)
Cryptorchidism in Horses
![Hind Leg Problems in Horses](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/rJUG1irOD5fcmoKA-NR10w1DdwI=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/hind-leg-problems-in-horses-1886457_FINAL-6dad83842c414c2bbaed279234eb0bb3.jpg)
Hind Leg Problems in Horses
![Girl petting horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/j2Sb3vMEUlE7ACaTpyGhckAvBE0=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-879054936-5bd66464c9e77c007c772927.jpg)
What Do I Do If My Horse Colics?
![vet examines tifle](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/2d7pziMbdk5P7H4Kni8tTFvkfTs=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/vetexaminsstifle-56a4dbdf3df78cf77284fe61.jpg)
How to Tell If a Horse Is Lame on a Front or Back Leg
![injured horse leg](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/E38UpOcYuQUPGfJPITIxDR3r54k=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/CasarsaGuruFlickr-2b16dc9e68d745eeb0af6b99c35d80a1.jpg)
Why Horses With Broken Legs Are Often Euthanized
![Horse's front legs at the trot.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/DfhbZF__V4kk747e6b87Nn13dKc=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-127844340-56e1ecc03df78c5ba056afa2.jpg)
Stocked Up Legs in Horses
![Three Welsh mountain ponies (Equus caballus) in a field, including chestnut coloured pregnant mare and foal, and grey pony](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/UaMNu3DOQv5GnDR2mazcqaCGYKU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/three-welsh-mountain-ponies-equus-caballus-in-a-field-including-chestnut-coloured-pregnant-mare-and-foal-and-grey-pony-78907035-57602a155f9b58f22eb93df7.jpg)
Hay Belly in Horses
![Man working in a horse stable](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/akpmgamNAf9Jz3BqHlTn-FGkZiU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Manworkinginthehorsestable-5b89d06d46e0fb00259ae0e0.jpg)
Common Causes of Sudden Death in Horses
![Chestnut horse eye close up](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/QhaQNrmxHn7zSHzfcIkFyNt3Tlk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/chestnut-horse-eye-close-up-498655370-ff4edc11bbb84abe88927799c1bcd218.jpg)
How to Identify Horse Skin Diseases and Conditions
![Chewed hay from a horse with a hand for scale](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/OYCLq97xC8HPeoA_I5qqtj1w5m4=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/quid-56a4dbd93df78cf77284fe4e.jpg)
Quidding - When Your Horse Spits Out Wet Bundles of Hay
![Veterinarian with horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/64Ce-PppTirZaPOnwh8whhKMcqE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/veterinarian-with-horse-882856068-2c38e92e262b4b258d37fa3e9b84ce3c.jpg)
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) in Horses
![Young woman grooming horse with sponge](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/sgPQKbKnzsfz4Vt5tv0nqIFtSMA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/young-woman-grooming-horse-with-sponge-545877887-5c3d1f7e46e0fb000108718c.jpg)
Anhidrosis in Horses
![Veterinarian during medical exam of a horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/zmMZTuPwqupv-UmeAyR6Z1OMuvs=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/veterinarian-during-medical-exam-of-a-horse-154954455-5835c61b5f9b58d5b18484db.jpg)
Videos of Horses With Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
![Horse colicking](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/B4BZmb88CQVKTPaT0Ump4BseVDs=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-515319890-a448797b645c43588bc90c9741806edd.jpg)
Colic in Horses
![Horse manure beside shovel.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/nS3y2kSzdLolHE6hy3LXnvzAWvA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-157676514-56a4dd6b5f9b58b7d0d9933b.jpg)
Diarrhea in Horses
![Horse with slobbers.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/lD4GbTEatgba3E-IspWS-vs87b8=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/slobberslg-56a4dc073df78cf77284fed1.jpg)
Slobbers in Horses
![View of horse's head, eyes and ears.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/-doXZWgRdcJlM4cL_MHbeVkJ10Y=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-178225526-56a4dd965f9b58b7d0d99396.jpg)
Moon Blindness in Horses
![Two Older Horses With Hollow Backs](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/zqWaBMK9mmV9DXSPl0a8eVLUlqY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-550402659-56a4dd885f9b58b7d0d9937e.jpg)
Hollow, Sway, or Dropped Back Horses
![Veterinarian examining the horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/LCqjruSZd6wIjfoUaLkDsvLMxBg=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/veterinarian-examining-the-horse-154954814-5755c2a93df78c9b4690238a.jpg)
Wobblers Syndrome in Horses
![white horse in a field](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/CGb9EHgrvJPXAnaHTC_6wXnv4uk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-177674651-591b741a3df78cf5fa6c2381.jpg)
Sunburn or Photosensitivity in Horses
![Horses in stall](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/n8lBwrSGGWOWXFa11-_KNQ5i0NU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/464708559-56a4dc0d3df78cf77284fee3.jpg)
Recurrent Airway Obstruction (RAO) in Horses
![Tetanus in Horses Can be a Real Problem](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/P8MVmFO5Po8MD5R3Oi4eDuppvLM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-520075621-57046ac53df78c7d9e8069e8.jpg)
Tetanus in Horses
![Beautiful horse tail](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/CEok9AlCMmc4WuVJZIELJLO0_c0=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-157944939-d04e6d69949f42e7a5caf7ada68fb5a6.jpg)
How to Neatly Trim Your Horse's Tail Safely
![itchy horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/nktfIdtUzMFYqcrR7bzWO9An-Vk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-525709023-5c32f2b946e0fb0001fb503d-278969f6d58a4fd99ea13b0442806a3c.jpg)
Mange in Horses
![Brown and white horse being groomed with body brush](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/iRm8QT3sJJsC7h_eNLFbKIeI2Gs=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-groom-your-horse-1886027-hero-105f294912044d9a954d37a08e914fce.jpg)
How to Groom Your Horse
Should Your Horse Wear Shoes or Go Barefoot?
![Teen Girl Caring for Horse in a Stable](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/0eaiE9Ua5Rw6pRbVCAgXgVB3vsE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/468866495-56a4dbdb5f9b58b7d0d990a5.jpg)
The Time Requirements of Looking After a Horse
![Man cleaning horse's hoof with brush](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/LOUkhvd5np7AOA47xV5wJXIfRZw=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/169272267-56a4dc005f9b58b7d0d9910f.jpg)
Parts of a Horse's Hooves and Their Functions
![Close-up of a horse's hoof with a new horseshoe](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/GXbGa-RSQCHHg4zXn732EE3QSQk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/close-up-of-a-horses-hoof-with-a-new-horse-shoe--705005173-5c2d627846e0fb0001052817.jpg)
How Often Should Your Horse Be Re-Shod?
![Shod hoof with crack](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/vyy0skmzgd2IG8McX3Iq-d9YbuQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/hoofwithcracklg-56a4dcc43df78cf77284ffbb.jpg)
Tips for Hoof Cracks and Chips
![Girl braiding horse's mane, rear view](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/G684guT4_C99GUSBfaxCtR6ihWU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/girl-10-12-braiding-horse-s-mane-rear-view-200263679-001-58936f205f9b5874eeee6c6a.jpg)
How to Train Your Horse's Mane to Lie Flat on One Side
![Teenage girl cleaning hoof of a horse](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/kIyQ22rTNNMB3-g9yQx5aN9Vx9g=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/teenage-girl-cleaning-hoof-of-a-horse-545877875-5755c55b5f9b5892e8d791fe.jpg)
Cleaning Your Horse's Hooves
![Horse-riding through bluebell wood, Brecon Beacons National Park](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/wDjrbs6vP8VTx-4lkiX_gsYgWPw=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horse-riding-through-bluebell-wood-brecon-beacons-national-park-powys-wales-uk-model-released-592696330-57d948773df78c58336dbea6.jpg)
Neatly Trim Your Horse's Tail
![Horse heads](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Gumwzq5qrDo2kO9i0ox4AXGYZt0=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/horse-heads-639398498-37211e90b4a94f339ad2c775b5d5222d.jpg)
How to Remove Burrs From Horses