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About Sara Rice, MSc.

Sara Rice is a writer, researcher, anthropologist, and globetrotter from Canada. Sara graduated Summa Cum Laude from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts and holds a Master of Science from the University of Amsterdam. She is a science writer whose area of equine expertise includes the GI tract, common parasites, and disease prevention through management strategies. She is also a creative writer, researcher, traveller, pet owner, partner, and parent.

Mosquito-Borne Illness in Horses: Risk Factors, Transmission & Prevention Sara Rice, MSc. | July 24, 2026

As with other parasites that feed on blood, mosquitoes can transmit diseases between hosts. In horses, Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (EEE, WEE, and VEE, respectively) and West Nile Virus are mosquito-borne illnesses. Equine encephalitis and West Nile viruses...

Lice (Pediculosis) in Horses: Risk Factors, Transmission & Treatment Sara Rice, MSc. | July 24, 2026

Lice are an external parasite found on the hair or fur of mammalian hosts, including horses. A lice infestation is also referred to as pediculosis. There are different species of these small, wingless insects, and horses are usually infested with...

Do Wolf Teeth in Horses Need to be Removed? Sara Rice, MSc. | July 23, 2026

Wolf teeth in horses are short teeth sometimes found in the space between the front and cheek teeth on both sides of the upper jaw. Wolf teeth are normal, but have no particular function for horses. Wolf teeth have traditionally...