Most states in the USA have adopted equine activity liability statutes. The intent is to encourage equine-related activities and business while limiting the civil (tort) ability of individuals to sue organizers...
When considering how to provide the highest level of safety for equestrian participants with measures that also protect from lawsuits, it helps to make a checklist of issues that need to be addressed.
Equestrian facilities are responsible not only for horses and their owners, but for staff, as well. Rules are often set in place to ensure that everyone complies with good management practices.
Many horses need assistance with cooling in the summer months. Warm air temperature, especially coupled with high humidity, can prevent a horse from adequately dissipating internal heat from his body while...
As with any disease, prevention is worth a pound of cure. With equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), this would be the best objective since not only is it difficult to identify that a horse has EPM...
Neurologic diseases can often be difficult to identify in their early stages unless you know some things to look for. One disease that presents with a variety of abnormal neurologic signs is caused by...
