Christine Barakat

A study shows how hemodialysis helped save the life of a horse a horse with an often deadly form of toxicosis.

Research suggests that horses readily accept most types of salt supplementation—with one exception.

Researchers have uncovered a variety of a reasons a horse may object to having their girth tightened.

Budweiser just released a video hinting at an adorable Clydesdale Super Bowl ad, and we are beyond excited.

Research shows that soaking hay helps control equine asthma but it’s important to follow an exacting protocol.

German researchers found that housing and management practices can affect a horse’s ability to get the rest he needs.

Researchers at the University of Idaho cloned three mule colts in May 2003. Here’s how they did it. By Christine Barakat for EQUUS Magazine.

It’s fun to expand your horizons by taking your horse to shows and trail rides, but travel can increase hisrisk for digestive upset. Trailer rides, changes in routine and the stress of just being in a new environment can lead to the develop gastrointestinal woes.

Research into the effects of gait when a horse circles shows that speed affects the forces on joints, tendons, ligaments and hooves.

A new scoring system developed by researchers at the University of Kentucky (UK) and beyond, promises to take some of the guesswork out of detecting and monitoring loss of muscle mass in horses.The Muscle Atrophy Scoring System (MASS) is similar to the Body Condition Score (BCS) system, the nine-poi…