Megan Arszman

Gastric ulcers are an issue for horses of all breeds, disciplines and lifestyles—it’s not just a performance or racehorse thing. Owners, trainers and managers are bombarded with research and advice on how they should be dealing with equine gastric ulcer syndrome for years now, but throughout all of the chatter, there have been constant pieces […]

Working with a horse multiple times your body weight and fitness requires strength and confidence in your abilities. There are times that you need a little more support than just a lead rope or a chain can offer. That’s when the use of twitching might come into play. Twitching is a method used with horses […]

One of the best places for a disease to spread is to be in an active, stressful location. So, when equine herpesvirus (EHV) is detected at a racetrack, it can spread faster than a turf sprinter if the right precautions aren’t taken. In the days building up to the start of Fonner Park’s 2022 racing […]

It doesn’t seem like a big thing, a retired steeplechase horse retraining to be a foxhunter. In fact, it seems perfectly appropriate. But, when a towering chestnut mare steps onto the grounds of the 2023 Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover, she’ll be carrying a lot more than just her rider over the course. She’ll be […]

Dressage is perhaps the oldest training discipline in the horse world. Its purpose initially was to be used to increase the strength and suppleness of the horse. The cavalry roots have progressed to a more formal style seen on the international level with powerful, fancy movements and a more international flair. In recent years, there […]

The 2022 Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover wasn’t just about competition — there was ample opportunities for education. Throughout the event, Goldophin’s Lifetime Care program partnered with The Horse magazine to present multiple seminars devoted to the care of the retired racehorse and current sport horses. One seminar focused on joint issues in off-track Thoroughbreds […]

One of the most common causes of lameness in horses is osteoarthritis (OA). Horse owners across the country spend countless hours and paychecks to try to supply effective pain management tools to their horses in hopes of providing comfort and prolonged happiness — whether in the pasture or in the show pen. For years, the […]

When multiple graded stakes-winning gelding Green Mask shattered both sesamoid bones in his left front fetlock during a workout in 2017, owner Abdullah Saeed Alamaddah and trainer Brad Cox knew that immediate care was needed for the fracture. The gelding was sent to the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center for surgical fusion to stabilize […]