The Cleveland Bay and a Kathleen Update
Christy
July 7, 2010
Helena and Glenn take a look at a rare but fascinating breed, the Cleveland Bay. Known for their stamina, strength, and jumping ability this breed
Helena and Glenn take a look at a rare but fascinating breed, the Cleveland Bay. Known for their stamina, strength, and jumping ability this breed
The crown jewel of my suburban Pennsylvania neighborhood is a large pond. Its sparkling waters, ample supply of freshwater fish, and small manmade beach attract
Each of us has encountered a horse that has had the proverbial hard-knock life. You or a fellow owner might have spotted the horse with
It’s every horse owner’s nightmare: You have a dead broke horse that you allow a friend to ride. The friend manages to fall off and
Music might be an outburst of the soul (Frederick Delius) but strangles is an outburst of a horse’s lymph nodes, and when you put the two together it amounts to many disappointed fans of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s (RCMP’s) famed Musical Ride. Equine strangles is a highly infectious disease of horses caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi that causes a thick, greenish nasal discharge,
Recently the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) joined the ranks of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, American Quarter Horse Association, Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, US Equestrian Federation, and other state and national equestrian organizations by officially endorsing the American Horse Council (AHC) Welfa
The recent insidious emergence of piroplasmosis, a tick-borne disease, is a striking reminder of the vigilance required to remain free of the class of infectious diseases that include persistence in their pathogenesis. Pathogen persistence is the ability of an infectious organism to remain in the host long-term, even for life, in the absence of easily detectable clinical disease. A critical
More than 530 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What are your summer horse plans?”
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Through literally hundreds of vaccinations and dewormings, 60 surgeries, nutrition training, and a nationwide farrier clinic, all from June 6-13, the Dominican Republic’s horses, donkeys, and mules are once again benefiting from a new concept known as “equitarianism.” The equitarian effort, headed by Jay Merriam, DVM, MS, of the Massachusetts Equine Clinic in conjunc Horse lovers like myself grew up with that one horse that you dream about every night when you go to sleep. For me, it was Robert Dover joins us from Germany with an update on Guenter Seidel’s recovery and a review of the Canadian team’s European tour. We also catch Young Rider, Jill Kemenosh, joins us this week for the Young Rider segment as Mary Lauritsen shares co-host duties. Listen in… Dressage Radio Episode 56 Today we conclude our discussion about vet love in the 21st century … It is a known fact around the Kentucky Bluegrass that many Rood Poison hemlock, cocklebur, Johnsongrass, and common ragweed can all be poisonous to horses under the right conditions. Dr. William Witt of the University of Kentucky discusses these weeds’ habitats and how to get rid of them. Multi-species grazing has several benefits that favor both fields and animals, according to Jodie Pennington, PhD, small ruminant educator with Lincoln University Extension in Missouri. Multi-species grazing is the practice of using two or more species of livestock together or separately on the same land in a specific growing season. “With an understanding of the di The quality and depth of the horses and riders vying for the five coveted spots on the United States endurance team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games were made apparent after three regional selection trials held June 20-28. “We identified some very good horses,” noted Chef d’Equipe Becky Hart, three-time World Endurance Champion. Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.comSponsored ContentWeekly PollReaders’ Most Popular |
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