How we create our guides
Halster Editorial is responsible for these guides. Halster develops an app for horse owners. The guides address practical questions about horse health, feeding, everyday care and life at the yard. Each guide starts with the question you came to answer.
How we choose sources
We look first to original guidance from veterinary organisations, universities, public authorities and relevant equestrian bodies, such as the AAEP and the British Horse Society. For medicines, we use authorised product information. Prices come from dated information published by the provider. Forums help us identify questions, but we do not use them as evidence for medical claims.
We check whether a source supports the specific claim and applies to the country, horses and circumstances discussed. Dates, units and conditions matter. When sources differ, we explain the difference rather than combine them into our own recommendation. References appear beside the relevant claims and in the source list.
How we check a draft
Before publication, a second reader checks each factual claim against its source. Unsupported claims need further research or are removed. A separate language check asks whether the answer is clear, specific and useful to a horse owner.
When we review a guide
We check sources before publication and again when revising the content. “Sources checked on” records when that check took place. We change “Updated on” only when the content changes. The source list distinguishes the source’s own date from the date we checked it.
What these guides can tell you
Our guides provide general information and cannot replace a veterinary examination, diagnosis or advice. We do not devise doses, treatment schedules or estimates for your horse. When we include figures from professional sources, we explain the conditions that apply. Your vet can assess whether that guidance is appropriate for your horse and advise on treatment.