TheHorse.com, companion Web site to The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, the equine industry’s foremost horse health care magazine, has archived its 10,000th horse health article. To celebrate, a donation will be made to the following equine health, welfare, and research groups:

• American Quarter Horse Association Foundation ,
  
• Equine Laminitis Research Fund at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine,
  
• Morris Animal Foundation,
  
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
  
• American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, and
  
• Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.

“Our job is to provide horse owners and professionals in the industry with factual, objective information about the health, care, management, and welfare of horses; we take that job seriously. So it’s no wonder we have reached the milestone of having 10,000 articles available free to all horse owners on TheHorse.com,” said Kimberly S. Brown, Editor-in-Chief of The Horse magazine and TheHorse.com.

TheHorse.com is not only home to articles on specific health problems facing our equine friends; it also contains educational materials and news items about preventive care, welfare, and the management of horses and their environments. This information is provided in a variety of ways, including:

• News 24/7,
  
• An RSS news feed,
  
• In-depth features,
  
• Weekly electronic newsletters on health and welfare/industry news,
  
• The latest information for horse owners from veterinary seminars around the world,
  
• Pertinent images,
  
• Graphics,
  
• Downloadable PDF documents with multiple articles, and even
  
• Audio and video.

No matter the subject, if it pertains to the care of the horse, you can find information on it at TheHorse.com. Horse owners can search the article archives by keyword or by topic. The 10,000th article, “Plains Flooding: Drying Out, Bracing for Mosquito-Borne Equine Diseases,” is a case in point, as it pertains to the deadly, ongoing problem of West Nile virus and other encephalitides that affect horses across North America and the world.

“The Horse is really a special voice for the horse,” said Doug Byars, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, winner of this year’s KIRK Award from the American College of Veterinary Internists for his 33 years of dedication to horse care. “The Horse helps you understand the health and welfare of horses, our bond with the animals, and our commitment to their future.”

The Horse magazine and TheHorse.com act as the bridge between horse owners and the professionals who serve the horse industry, providing up-to-the-minute reports on problems and preventives to protect horses as well as shedding light on controversial topics regarding horses world-wide.

“TheHorse.com has become a valuable resource for our equine veterinary practice,” said Harry Werner, VMD, of North Granby, Conn. “It is a Web site to which we can send our clients repeatedly with confidence that the information they find will be accurate, comprehensive, and grounded in good husbandry and the latest scientific knowledge. Congratulations to TheHorse.com on a job well done–and keep up the great work!”

“We tackle the tough issues, as well as the happy stories that make up the equine world,” said Brown. “We’ve coordinated rescue efforts between veterinarians, suppliers, welfare groups, and universities with animal owners during the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, bringing you front-line information from those who pulled horses from the devastation. We took you first-hand to see the plight of working horses of Mexico, showed you the slaughter pens and PMU farms of Canada, and shadowed those dedicated to helping the working equids of Morocco. We’ve taken you behind the scenes at the Olympics, and into the inner workings of the animal we all love.

“There is no breed or discipline we don’t encompass because we are about one thing: The Horse.”

About Blood-Horse Publications

Blood-Horse Publications is a multimedia publishing company that traces its roots to 1916. Its flagship publication, The Blood-Horse, is the leading weekly Thoroughbred racing and breeding news and information magazine. In addition, Blood-Horse Publications also publishes the award-winning The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, a monthly equine health care magazine and recipient of the 2005 American Horse Publications General Excellence Award; TBH MarketWatch, a newsletter for Thoroughbred investors and recipient of the prestigious Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) for 2006 and 2005; the official Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup souvenir magazines; Auction Edge; and Keeneland magazine. In addition, Blood-Horse Publications also publishes equine-related books and videos under the Eclipse Press banner, and operates a family of award-winning Web sites including Bloodhorse.com, TheHorse.com, StallionRegister.com, and ExclusivelyEquine.com, the official store of Blood-Horse Publications; and, coming soon, BloodHorseNOW.com.

To subscribe to any Blood-Horse Publications’ publication, or for more information, call toll-free: 800/582-5604.