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Latest articles

• PPID in the Senior Horse: Recognizing Signs, the ACTH Test, and Daily Care
  Health & Therapies · 6 October 2026
  PPID (Equine Cushing's Disease) primarily affects horses over 15 years old. Learn how to recognize the signs, how your vet uses the ACTH test for diagnosis, and what you can do in daily life to help.
• Equine Gastric Ulcers: Signs, Causes, and Definitive Diagnosis
  Health & Therapies · 27 September 2026
  Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) affects many horses, often without clear symptoms. Learn about the role of feeding and stress, and why only gastroscopy provides a definitive diagnosis.
• Strangles in horses: how it spreads, the signs and what buyers should know
  Health & Therapies · 22 September 2026
  Strangles is a highly contagious infection of the upper airways. We explain the signs, how it spreads and what silent carriers are, and show how to bring a new horse onto your yard safely.
• Equine herpes: what EHV-1 and EHV-4 cause and what to do if you suspect it
  Health & Therapies · 22 September 2026
  Many horses carry equine herpesvirus without showing it. We explain the forms of EHV-1, why the thermometer matters so much, how you can prevent infection and what the 2021 outbreak in Valencia showed.
• Equine asthma: how to recognise it and what helps in the stable
  Health & Therapies · 21 September 2026
  If your horse has been coughing for weeks, equine asthma is often the cause, once known as heaves or COPD. How the mild form differs from the severe one, what helps against hay dust and what it means when buying.
• Laminitis in horses: causes, warning signs and what to do straight away
  Health & Therapies · 21 September 2026
  Laminitis is an emergency. We explain what happens inside the hoof, which horses are at risk, how to recognise an episode, how to prevent it and what a past bout of laminitis means when you buy.
• Colic in horses: how to spot the signs and what to do until the vet arrives
  Health & Therapies · 21 September 2026
  Colic is the most common emergency in horses. How to recognise it, what to do and avoid until the vet arrives, which values the vet needs on the phone and what past colic surgery means when buying.