Articles by Dr King

Christine King BVSc, MANZCVS (equine), MVetClinStud

Articles by Dr King

Here are some of my past and current publications on animal health, written for owners, trainers, farm/stable managers, and other caretakers. Like me, it's a rather ecclectic mix. I'll be adding to it as time permits, so please ask if there's a particular topic you'd like me to cover.

You are welcome to download, print, and share any of these articles with your friends and family. But if you want to publish them in any way, such as in a newsletter, a magazine, or online, please contact me for article permission, as I have a couple of conditions. (BTW, many of these articles were written for American horse magazines, so please forgive the American spelling... It's a travesty, I know; in time I'll revise them to correct the spelling.)

Breeding decisions

"To breed or not to breed" — making responsible breeding decisions

Care of the riding horse

Training the young horse — balancing short-term gains and long-range goals

Care of the horse's back

Saddle fit basics — fit and placement from the horse's perspective

Horse management

Faecal egg counts — why do FECs?

Forage analysis — why test your hay and pasture?

Don't guess; test! — results of my pasture mineral analysis

Beware of cereal hays and chaffs — be careful with oaten, wheaten and barley hay/chaff

'Through the looking-glass' — a bug's-eye view of the equine gut and what it can tell us about feeding horses [book in process]