Due to the ongoing investigation into equine piroplasmosis in Texas, Canada has restricted the import of horses from that state.

The American Horse Council said in a statement that effective October 21, 2009, the USDA will not endorse any export health certificates for equines to Canada from Texas. Equines being exported to Canada from other states must have additional certification that

A ranch in Kleberg County, Texas, is under quarantine after a 7-year-old Quarter Horse mare became ill and tested positive for equine piroplasmosis earlier this month. An additional 31 horses on the ranch have also tested positive. An Oct. 20 report issued to the World Organization for

An Oregon woman was injured when bees swarmed her horse as she was riding on the Pacific Crest Trail, The Seattle Times reported.

Donna Tewksbury was riding with four friends when the bees swarmed, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said. Her horse went to the ground, an

Kona Gold, a resident of the Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse Park, was euthanized today after a paddock accident. The 15-year-old gelding had resided at the park since November 2007.

Cathy Roby, Hall of Champions manager, said a visitor alerted the staff to a problem with one of the horses at about 8:30 this morning, just before the Hall of Champions residents are usually

Barring any big surprises, the investigation into contagious equine metritis (CEM) in the United States might be Read More

An arrest has been made in connection with the recent spate of horse killings in the Miami-Dade County area, multiple local media outlets report.

Luis Miguel Cordero

A Sept. 15 report on the cases of equine piroplasmosis earlier this year in Missouri and Kansas declares the outbreak resolved. Three positive horses that were removed from quarantine remain missing. (See the report.

Animal health authorities in Ireland are reporting equine piroplasmosis among Thoroughbred racehorses in County Meath. Nearly 30 animals have tested positive for the disease, stated a report issued to the World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties, or OIE) by Paddy Rogan, MVB, MRCVS, chief veterinary officer in the Department of Agriculture and Food.

A 2,400-lb draft horse named Sylvia is recovering after firefighters in Estacada, Ore., rescued her from a 15-foot-deep hole on Monday night, The Oregonian reported.

The firefighters used a tractor to pull the 18-year-old mare from the crevasse that appeare

Rider Harry Meade of Great Britain was disqualified from last weekend’s Burghley Horse Trials in the UK after the competition’s ground jury ruled he was riding an exhausted horse. He was barred from competition on his second mount of the day.

The FEI released the following statement:

“Harry Meade (GBR) was awarded a red card and disqualified from the competition for his riding of

Want to spend a Kentucky autumn day watching some elite equine athletes and riders do their thing against a backdrop of Bluegrass? How about getting an inside view of the veterinary work behind the scenes at an international endurance event?

The organizers of the endurance portion of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are looking for a few good volunteers–160, in fact–to assis

A horse show in Wales is showing some love to “all but perfect” horses by adding special classes for equines with scars and blemishes that otherwise might keep them from the ring, Horse and Hound reported.

The Cricklands Showing Spectacular, Sept. 19-20, will offer 12 “all but perfect” classes,

As of Aug. 25, Florida led the United States in the number of documented equine cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne disease with mortality rates of around 90% in horses. Washington state officials had confirmed the most equine cases of West Nile virus (WNV) this year.

Thus far in 2009 cases of EEE are largely clustered in the Southeast. According to the USDA’s

A veterinarian in Australia has died after contracting Hendra virus while treating a sick foal in Cawarral, Queensland, Australia, in July.

Queensland state Health Minister Paul Lucas told the Associated Press Alister Rodgers, BVSc, died overnight in a hospital. He is the

Just two days after the conclusion of the Kentucky State Fair, a fire has destroyed four of the horse barns at the Kentucky State Fair & Exposition Center in Louisville, the Associated Press reported.

It’s believed the barns were empty but state fair President Harold Workman said it was too early to know the

The owner of a bay Quarter Horse mare found dead in her Anderson, S.C., pasture Friday morning said he believes the animal was killed with a captive bolt, the Independent Mail reported.

Horse owner Monte Beasley said the mare named Katie was out in her pasture when she