The studies will focus on preventing and treating numerous health challenges including foal pneumonia, laminitis, and septicemia.
Dr. Keith Latson will assist NBC Sports with horse-health information during the May 4 and 5 live racing telecasts.
While every horse needs quality air to breathe, senior horses are particularly at risk for respiratory diseases.
This suggests old horses need an appropriate diet and management plan to help minimize the risks associated with insulin dysregulation, such as laminitis.
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health offers equine biosecurity tips for owners traveling with their horses.
The BLM will host a public tour of the Indian Lakes Off-Range Wild Horse and Burro Corral, in Fallon, Nevada, on May 11.
Since its inception, the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) has delivered more than 28,000 doses of core vaccines.
Audible Inc. will donate $25,000 to the TAA on May 5 as part of its involvement with Kentucky Derby contender Audible.
Winston’s sudden death was caused by an infection in his abdominal cavity, his treating veterinarian said.
Owner John Oxley pledged to donate 1% of the Kentucky Derby’s winning purse to the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation should his entrant, Flameaway, win this year’s race on May 5.
State animal health officials are encouraging horse owners to have their animals vaccinated against mosquito-borne diseases–including Eastern equine encephalomyelitis and West Nile virus–and rabies.
The 144th Kentucky Derby will take place May 5 at Churchill Downs, in Louisville.
Drs. Elizabeth Davidson and Liz Arbittier will present the first part in their lameness lecture series, “Pitfalls in Identifying Equine Back Pain: Not a Radiographic Diagnosis!” May 1 at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center.
A barrel racing horse developed rapidly progressive signs of EHM (the neuorlogic form of EHV-1) on April 19 and was euthanized the same day.
The new technique provides a stronger anchor point on the paralyzed laryngeal cartilage and performs better than current surgical practices for treating roaring in horses.
Mosquito season has already arrived in some parts of Nevada and, with heavy rain and snowfall earlier in the year, mosquito habitats and breeding sites near standing water are prevalent.
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