While here for a training tour in Australia (here it is spring, almost summer), I noticed how important water is to maintaining the success or

Carcass disposal is a messy subject. Let that horse’s body lie there too long and it will start to bloat, then stink horrifically as it

Have you taken a “Horse Swimming Safety Course” with your local Red Cross? Of course not–there is not such a thing. In developed countries we

I will just start with, “There are some places that you do not want your name to show up. I can think of several, but

Dr. Malcolm Mitchell, of the Roslin Institute, and Dr. Peter Kettlewell, Silsoe Research Institute, brought a wide swath of experience in commercial animal transportation to

Any firefighter would be the first to tell you, “Please wear a helmet.” They are trained in risk assessment and risk management, and no firefighter

Sometimes it’s unfortunate that as the author of this blog, I often decide what I would like to focus on for the week based on

Over the last few months, animal science as a degree has endured some negative publicity, even mocking by bloggers and various websites. How does this

Cyril Roy, currently completing his PhD at the Atlantic Veterinary College, gave an overview of his research into making good welfare assessments of horses during and after

Notification this month came to John Haven (director of Medical/Health Administration at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida) that he has been officially appointed as

Dr. Jan Willem de Gooijer of The Netherlands is the house veterinarian for the local zoo and the mounted police unit. He also works with

The Animal Transportation Association conference opened with four keynote speakers discussing improvements in animal welfare across the spectrum of transportation (ground, air, and ship). Some

In my two previous posts, I discussed common mistakes made by horse owners and rescue responders during a large-animal technical rescues. This week, we talk

1. Assuming that they should be the animal handler Many horse owners or horse-loving people who respond to a scene are far too emotional to be right up

It is a scenario that haunts many of us Ñ whether we have actually seen it happen or not. We can just imagine what it