The James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University is now among the first veterinary teaching hospitals in the country to offer acupuncture and chiropractic services to equine clients.
Gayle W. Trotter, DVM, MS,
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine want to determine the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), and are seeking horses to participate in a study using the therapy.
From the American Association of Equine Practitioners
Note: The Summit report follows in its entirety. Jim Gallagher and Dr. Wayne McIlwraith are serving as the spokespersons for this effort. Mr. Gallagher can be reached at
From Equine Disease Quarterly, Funded by Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, Brokers, and Their Kentucky Agents,
An understanding of the horses’ digestive tract, where feedstuffs are digested and how that impacts the end products of digestion, is necessary to help the horse meet these challenges. The digestive tract of the horse is divided into two sections
Plans to review, modernize and simplify outdated laws on animal welfare were unveiled Jan. 2 by the United Kingdom’s Animal Welfare Minister Elliot Morley.
Animal welfare groups, local authority representatives, courts, police and
From Equine Disease Quarterly, Funded by Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, Brokers, and Their Kentucky Agents, https://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/VetScience/q_jan02/q-jan02.htm.
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is an infectious, degenerative protozoal disease of the central nervous system
Morris Animal Foundation recently announced the induction of University of Wisconsin-Madison veterinarian Benjamin Darien, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, into its Veterinary Honor Roll. Darien was nominated for the Honor Roll by Dan, Dayle and
Corolla, N.C., residents have pulled together to help find the killer of four wild horses that were shot to death in Nov., 2001. A $10,000 bounty has been posted for information that leads to a felony conviction of the killer, according to an Associated Press report.
Authorities believe that the killer used a high-powered rifle to shoot a stallion, three mares, and one resident’s mule
Fort Dodge Animal Health has taken a proactive approach to keeping horse owners informed on the spread and dangers of West Nile virus (WNV) by launching an information-packed web site and developing educational literature.
In just two
USA Equestrian President Alan F. Balch and U.S. Equestrian Team (USET) President Armand Leone
Jr. have announced that the Executive Committees of the two organizations have agreed in principle to a resolution of the equestrian governance
A newly purchased Anderson sling will provide improved support for horses recovering from neurological problems or surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.
