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Horses

Horses (Equus caballus) are large, domesticated odd-toed ungulates whose veterinary care addresses the distinctive physiology of a hindgut-fermenting grazer built for sustained locomotion. Equine health management spans preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic work across several body systems. Nutritional and metabol…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 10 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 23× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2575-1212 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Horses (Equus caballus) are large, domesticated odd-toed ungulates whose veterinary care addresses the distinctive physiology of a hindgut-fermenting grazer built for sustained locomotion. Equine health management spans preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic work across several body systems. Nutritional and metabolic oversight is central: continuous forage intake, body condition scoring, and pasture management guard against colic, laminitis, and obesity-linked endocrine disorders, while parasite control targets strongyles and other gastrointestinal helminths through faecal egg monitoring and strategic anthelmintic use. The musculoskeletal system, subject to high mechanical loads during exercise, is a frequent focus of lameness investigation, imaging, and rehabilitation, and comparative exercise physiology examines how the equine cardiovascular and respiratory systems support athletic performance. Respiratory disease, dental attrition of the hypsodont cheek teeth, reproductive management, and infectious surveillance complete the routine caseload. Because horses serve as athletes, working animals, and companions, equine medicine integrates herd-level epidemiology with individual clinical assessment, and biosecurity measures limit transmissible pathogens within and between populations. Evidence from longitudinal field studies of grazing, body condition, and management practices underpins the preventive recommendations that sustain welfare, soundness, and longevity in working and recreational horse populations across diverse climates and husbandry systems worldwide.

Research published in this journal

10 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 10 articles above have been cited 23 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Veterinary Healthcare (ISSN 2575-1212).

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Martin Svoboda · Czech Republic

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