
BLM Finalizes Plan to Manage Smoke Creek Complex Wild Horses
The BLM has set the complex’s appropriate management level at 310 to 518 wild horses. The current population is estimated to be nearly 1,300 wild horses.

The BLM has set the complex’s appropriate management level at 310 to 518 wild horses. The current population is estimated to be nearly 1,300 wild horses.

The affected horse from Weld County is undergoing veterinary treatment and recovering.

The USA Equestrian Trust is now accepting proposals from IRS-registered equine nonprofit organizations for its 2018 grants program.

The BLM seeking nominations to represent the following categories of interest: public interest, wild horse and burro advocacy, and veterinary medicine.

A Texas veterinarian recalls a real-life equine rabies fatality and what he learned from the case.

The horse that tested positive for EHV-1 has traveled extensively in South Dakota for cutting and sorting events in the past few weeks.

New procedures are now in place to safeguard Britain’s equine population from future contagious equine metritis (CEM) outbreaks.

Scientists hope an estimation of the forces applied to the ligaments and tendons can be used to test the soft-tissue structures’ strain when the limb is faced with variable footing and ground reaction forces.

The National Park Service’s population census of the wild horses on Assateague Island revealed 82 horses, and a new foal, bringing the herd total to 83.
Applications for The Jockey Club’s TIP Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the Young Rider of the Year Award are due June 30.

Vaccines against WNV and EEE are highly effective in minimizing disease occurrence if given appropriately, Virginia’s state veterinarian said.

Horseplayers cashing winning tickets at NYRA tracks can now make a tax-deductible contribution to the TAA at self-service AmTote betting terminals.

The BHA will investigate recent equine fatalities and long-term injuries at the Cheltenham Festival before publishing recommendations to improve racehorse welfare.

The agency is proposing to gather wild horses in the Fifteenmile Wild Horse Herd Management Area (HMA), in Wyoming, and update the HMA’s management plan.

Before horses start grazing on the green grass this spring, check with your veterinarian to ensure your deworming program includes tapeworm control.
Drs. Helen Aceto and Rose Nolen-Walston will discuss equine infectious diseases, biosecurity, and more on April 3 at the New Bolton Center.
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