Social media is an important part of the way horse owners, trainers, managers, veterinarians, and others connect today. TheHorse.com’s Facebook page has broken the 3,000 friend barrier, illustrating our success in trying to be where our users want us and supplying them with the horse health, care, management, and welfare info

TheHorse.com is getting 2010 off to a great start with three more Fact Sheets on topics that are important to our readers. The new fact sheets cover vaccinations for your horse, West Nile virus, and equine colic. After reviewing a Fact Sheet you can look through our Article Library of more than 15,500 articles to find more in-depth information on that topic, or perhaps even find another Fact

Keeping your horse’s surroundings safe and well-managed is an important part of equine management. TheHorse.com is launching a new monthly Equinomics newsletter to bring you news, articles, and information about the things involved with horsekeeping. The new monthly Equinomics e-newsletter is brought to you by Partne

The American Horse Publications (AHP) is conducting an Equine Industry Survey to gauge participation trends in the U.S. equine industry. In addition, the survey seeks to gather information regarding the most important issues facing the industry.

C. Jill Stowe, PhD, is providing co

Of the nearly 2,200 horse health, care, management, and welfare news articles posted on TheHorse.com in 2009, which ones stood out to our editors? Here are their top picks:

Kimberly S. Brown (Editor/Publisher)

In November 2008, TheHorse.com took a giant proactive stance in the area of unwanted horses. In conjunction with sponsor Gainesway Farm, The

The economy and its far-reaching effects on horse health and welfare was a major focus in 2009, along with polo pony deaths, Miami horse poaching, an amazing story of rehabilitation, and disease investigations book-ending the year.

It wasn’t always fun, but it sure was interesting.

These are the most-read news articles out of the nearly 2,200 posted on TheHorse.com

A 31-year-old horse is recovering after firefighters in Milford, Conn., used a boom truck to rescue him from deep snow Sunday morning, the New Haven Register reported.

The horse, named Konradin, was extricated after a two-hour ordeal. Firefighters massaged the sluggish

Just in time for Christmas, more than 250 horses have found new homes via their free listings on TheHorse.com’s adoption service.

The service is a bulletin board on which owners can list any horse (of any breed!) offered for free to a good home. It also features resources on horse adoption. Interested individuals cont

The University of California, Davis, Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, and Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital have teamed up to offer the first North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Conference. The conference will take place March 5-6, 2010, in Santa Ynez Valley, Calif.

The two-day conference consists of scientific presentations, live demonstrations, and discussion ses

Wondering about equine piroplasmosis? Peter J. Timoney, FRCVS, PhD, of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center, covered the basics of the disease in a new video interview on TheHorse.com.

As of Dec. 14 the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had reported 351 horses positive for Theileria equi.

Horse owners looking for up-to-date information on parasites and drug resistance can find two new videos on TheHorse.com containing presentations made in Kentucky to a group of veterinarians, vet techs, and horse owners. These are sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health.

“Drug Resistant Parasites: Rules &