In a study of 786 horses across 44 farms in the southern United States, fenbendazole failed on 97.7% of them. Average reduction in worm eggs: 24.8%. That is the tube plenty of owners still reach for every spring. The every-eight-weeks rotation most of us were taught was built in the 1970s to fight a worm […]

You remember the scene. The black water, the boy screaming, the reins going slack. You probably do not remember the name. The horse in The NeverEnding Story is called Artax. He belongs to Atreyu, and he dies in the Swamps of Sadness about a third of the way into the 1984 film. That part is […]

The term horse apple is an old expression that often confuses new horse owners. At first, it may sound like the name of a fruit or a type of feed. However, the real meaning is tied to everyday horse care.  Horse apples can also offer useful clues about a horse’s diet, digestion, and health. They […]