
AAEP Foundation Allots More Than $700,000 to Support Equine Welfare
In 2018 the AAEP Foundation approved $701,723 to fund 28 organizations, projects, and programs committed to its mission of improving horse health and welfare.

In 2018 the AAEP Foundation approved $701,723 to fund 28 organizations, projects, and programs committed to its mission of improving horse health and welfare.

The affected horse has been isolated from the remaining horses on the Weld County facility. The exposed horses will be observed and retested in 60 days.

The American Quarter Horse from Chesapeake, with an incomplete vaccination history, was euthanized due to disease severity.

The BLM said the Spruce-Pequop HMA’s Boone Spring area currently has minimal to nearly nonexistent water which cannot sustain the more than 300 wild horses observed regularly waiting for water at this location.

Common feeding practices could be causing your horse’s stomach acid levels to rise.

A 5-year-old mare from Monmouth County was vaccinated against EEE in 2017, but not in 2018. She was euthanized Aug. 18.
This year’s lectures will focus neurology care, lameness exams, colic emergencies, surgical advancements, and more.
The 2018 BEVA Congress will take place Sept. 12-15 in Birmingham, U.K.

Ellis Park’s accreditation brings the number of active accredited racetracks in the United States and Canada to 24, including every Thoroughbred track in Kentucky.

The National Park Service is welcoming a new Assateague Pony foal born to N9BM-J (known as “Giggles”) on Aug. 17.

At the end of 2017, 120 Shackleford Banks horses roamed Cape Lookout National Seashore, in North Carolina.

Horses that don’t compete aren’t immune to gastric ulcer formation. Here’s what to watch for.

Two unvaccinated horses in Northeast Ohio have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). These are the first cases of WNV in Ohio horses identified this year.

A Larimer County horse has been diagnosed with West Nile virus; this is the first case of WNV in Colorado horses confirmed in 2018.

Routine horse vaccinations are one of the easiest and most efficient ways to protect equids’ health against potentially fatal infectious diseases.

Genuine Reward, one of only two living offspring produced by Kentucky Derby winning-filly Genuine Risk, was euthanized Aug. 16 at Old Friends.
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