When it comes to horses, what does “low carb” mean? Lower than what? “There are several analytical procedures that measure sugar, and each one measures a slightly different fraction,” said Kathryn Watts, BS, owner of Rocky Mountain Research & Consult
The group known as the Fans of Barbaro has announced they will offer holiday ornaments featuring a graphite pencil illustration of Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner who was euthanatized in January after developing laminitis in the
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has provided funding to the San Diego Humane Society for hay and other equine supplies needed following the outbreak of devastating wildfires in California.
“The ASPCA is happy t
The University of Liverpool in the U.K. will be able to create a special intensive care unit (ICU) for horses as the result of a ?300,000 ($615,308) gift.
The ICU will provide unique facilities to help horses recuperate following colic
Merial Limited, one of the world’s largest animal health companies, has acquired Ancare, an animal health products company based in New Zealand.
The acquisition includes all of Ancare’s commercial and manufacturing
The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) has launched a new scholarship program for undergraduate veterinary students in order to encourage the advancement of veterinary education and equine welfare, and also to familiarize
According to USRider, catalytic converters are being stolen from vehicles across the country. The group recently warned horse owners and others who regularly haul animals to be on guard.
“This is especially relevant to our members who drive
The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) is asking facilities that will accept and/or place horses to list themselves on the UHC Web site.
“This is an important step
The remainder of the horses impounded from a Pike County farm in February will be offered for sale Saturday, Oct. 20 in an auction run by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) at the Mansfield Equine Impound Facility in Jasper County.
A study led by Colorado State University and research partners will help to answer a long-debated question about health and performance effects of a drug commonly used to treat racehorses in the U.S. to prevent bleeding into their airways as the
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption at the Duplin County Events Center in Kenansville, N.C.
There will be about 70 animals, from yearlings to
The proliferation of racehorse rescues and retirement programs means that thousands of retired Thoroughbred racehorses have been placed into new homes. Ensuring success in what comes next–the transition and retraining of Thoroughbreds by their
Authored and narrated by Kathryn Watts, BS, a Power Point lecture on CD entitled “Soil Minerals: The Basis of Nutrition” is now available for horse owners interested in equine health and hoof care. The science behind mineral nutrition in grass and ha
Two children and their grandparents were killed by carbon monoxide fumes while sleeping inside the living quarters of a horse trailer the night of Oct. 11 (for more on this see
All of the more than 180,000 Ohio residents involved in the horse industry as owners, service providers, employees, or volunteers are invited to an Oct. 30 open house at The Ohio State University Equine Facility in Dublin, Ohio.
The
The Kentucky Children’s Hospital has been named a beneficiary of the Blue Grass Farms Chaplaincy Ladies Guild’s second annual Nags, Bags and Rags Dinner Gala and Auction, which will be held the evening of Friday, Oct. 19, at the Hyatt in
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