“Starting a novice breeding stallion can range from a quick and easy project accomplished in a few brief sessions to a challenging and time-consuming effort over many sessions and even a few weeks,” said Sue McDonnell, PhD, a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist and head of the Equine Behavior Lab of the Veterinary School of the University of Pennsylvania (New Bolton Center), at the Hagyard
Even if a fetus is dead before foaling is finished, the time spent manipulating the fetus is still critical. If you are far from an equine hospital where a Cesarean section could be performed to extract the fetus, a fetotomy might be your best option to save the life and future fertility of the mare.
“The aim of a fetotomy is to rapidly decrease the size of a fetus such that safe
Artificial insemination (AI) is becoming an increasingly popular method for breeding horses, and with that comes advances in the timing methods used to inseminate mares. “Breeders have embraced the use of transported cooled semen for all the benefits associated with shipping semen to mares as opposed to shipping valuable mares and foals to stallions for live cover or on-farm AI,” said Paul R.
Some feral horses and burros rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are now eligible to be sold at public auctions to the highest bidder.
The appropriations bill for 2005 (H.R. 4818) was made public law on Dec. 7. This bill had a rider attached to it on Nov. 20, 2004, by Sen. Conrad Burns of Montana that concerned the wild horse and burro adoption program funding. Sec. 142
Researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands have documented a method to evaluate the jumping ability of horses as young as six months of age to see if their athleticism continues with them as they grow older.
While breeding plays an important role in the athletic abilities of a horse, determining the jumping ability of a foal before large amounts of time and money are
Today’s equine management practices can be a recipe for disaster. For a horse, stall life and two meals a day might be like living in a prison, and that lifestyle might contribute to delinquencies and health problems in horses.
“These meals often contain a large soluble carbohydrate component and a low fiber component which allow the horse to consume the food rapidly, leaving a long
Four horses that competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece–including one gold medalist–have tested positive for banned substances. The four positive horses are Irish show jumping gold medal winner Waterford Crystal, ridden by Cian O’Connor; German showjumper Goldfever, ridden by Ludger Beerbaum; German event horse Ringwood Cockatoo, ridden by Bettina Hoy; and Austrian event horse
Nonenzymatic antioxidants, such as vitamin E, are critically important to protect horses from tissue damage and disease, and they might enhance immunity during these processes. However, the form of vitamin E your horse obtains determines the
Even though we think a stallion should know his business in the breeding shed, that is not always the case at the beginning. Starting a novice breeding stallion can range from a quick and easy project accomplished in a few brief sessions to a”ven though we think a stallion should know his business in the breeding shed, that is not always the case at the begi
Four horses that competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, have tested positive for banned substances, including a gold medal winner. The four positive horses are showjumping gold medal winner Waterford Crystal, ridden by Cian
Four horses that competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece–including one gold medalist–have tested positive for banned substances. The four positive horses are Irish show jumping gold medal winner Waterford Crystal, ridden by Cian O’Connor; German showjumper Goldfever, ridden by Ludger Beerbaum; German event horse Ringwood Cockatoo, ridden by Bettina Hoy; and Austrian event horse
The broad-spectrum dewormer Equimax (also labeled for tapeworms) recently received FDA approval for safety in pregnant and nursing mares. A French study confirmed the safety of ivermectin/praziquantel–the active ingredients in Equimax–for this
The surviving horses from a trailer accident occurring in Indiana on Sept. 15 are all doing well according to Rusty Ford, equine programs manager for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA). Ford said, I have spoken with Mr. Jodi Ramey on”P>The surviving horses from a traile
A livestock trailer traveling from Minnesota to Kentucky and carrying 52 horses overturned, tumbled down an embankment, and crashed into a utility pole, breaking it in half. A small fire ignited from downed wires, according to the police report. The accident occurred just north of Lawrenceburg, Ind., on Route 1 at about 1 p.m. on Sept. 15. At least 21 horses are dead
Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount of) disease because it is spread out, according to Jenny Gold, DVM, an equine veterinarian in the large animal clinic at Cornell”P>Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount of) disease because it is spread out, according to Jenny Gold, “>Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now underway in New York. There are no actual numbers for the (amount “Potomac Horse fever (PHF) season is now unde
African horse sickness (AHS) has claimed the life of another horse in Lesotho, in southern Africa, raising the death toll to two and the confirmed 2004 case count to 23 as of late April. According to Dr. Malefane Moleko, Chief Veterinary Officer
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