People new to the breeding and raising of horses probably have never experienced the challenge of raising an orphan foal or feeding a foal whose mother is producing little or no milk.
School your horse with techniques used by police officers to promote confidence and employ strategies for desensitizing your horse to noise, crowds, and obstacles.
Five instructors representing the Lexington Police Mounted Unit, the
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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), yesterday (July 19) announced they approved the genome sequencing of the horse to “high-density genome
According to an Associated Press article on bloodhorse.com, two horses died in an accident at Les Bois Park racetrack in Boise, Idaho. One jockey remained
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Two head of cattle have died of anthrax, the first cases of the disease reported in North Dakota this year. “This is a warning for North Dakota producers to talk with their veterinarians about having thei
According to a National Hurricane Center public advisory posted at 11:00 a.m., a hurricane warning had been downgraded to a tropical storm warning for the Gulf Coast of Florida from Bayport northward, and westward to the Ochlockonee River. All
The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. has issued a hurricane warning for the Gulf Coast of Florida from Longboat Key to the Ochlockonee River.
According to a 10 a.m. Hurricane Center bulletin, Tropical Storm Alberto was about 190
Neurologic disease caused by equine herpesvirus-1 has been recognized for many years. The number of EHV-1 neurologic cases has increased worldwide. Soon we hope to understand how the terrifying neurologic EHV-1 disease occurs and how to prevent it.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced its first avian West Nile virus (WNV) finding for 2006. Dr. Eric E. Whitaker, state public health director, said a crow collected by the DeWitt/Piatt
Experts predicted that Eastern tent caterpillars (ETC) would begin showing up in greater numbers in Central Kentucky this spring, making it an especially important time for area horse farms to be implementing control strategies. One such strategy
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on April 14 the use of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) to enforce the Horse Protection Act. The method will detect horses that have been subjected to soring, a
The Horse’s Equine Herpesvirus Special Report sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health.
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) made the following announcement this morning:
Dear Equestrian Community,
We know there are hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions
Visit our sister publication, bloodhorse.com, to view a slide show of Derby winner Barbaro’s recovery from fracture surgery.
The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension will host a Maryland Horse Health and Disease Prevention Seminar at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 8. Internationally recognized equine researchers and industry leaders will discuss timely topics
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