Nearly 5,000 horses from 500 different farms helped identify anhidrosis factors for University of Florida researchers. Geography, breed, and use of horse were examined to determine factors for anhidrosis–the lack or decreased production of sweat. While it is widely known that some horses lose the ability to sweat properly in hot, humid climates like Florida, accurate information

Chinook Pass, an 11-time stakes winner and the only Washington-bred to win an Eclipse Award, was euthanized May 31 at owner Jill Hallin’s farm in Maple Valley, Wash. Chinook Pass, who was 31 at the time of his death, was believed to be the oldest living Eclipse Award winner. According to Hallin, Chinook Pass had a high pulse rate and was in distress from heart malfu

Ice Box, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, drew post position 6 and was installed as the 3-1 morning favorite when a dozen horses were entered for the June 5, $1 million Belmont Stakes. The 1 1/2-mile Belmont is the third leg of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. Trained by Nick Zito for owner Robert LaPenta, Ice Box is one of three Derby starters ente

Safe Haven Horse Rescue will host For the Love of Horses, a benefit dinner and wine tasting on June 12 at 6 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Sacramento Arden West Hotel. The event, to be held in conjunction with the June 11-13 Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento, Calif., will include dinner, a silent auction, wine tasting, live music by Buck Ford and his Pure Country B

A West Virginia man faces animal cruelty charges connected to the alleged neglect of more than 50 equines seized from his Wayne County property last week. Acting on a tip, Wayne County law enforcement authorities discovered the 51 allegedly malnourished horses, mules, and donkeys residing in a muddy three-acre enclosure without access to adequate food and water. More than 40 alleg

Mutations in the gene called OAS1 contribute to a horse’s ability to fight West Nile Virus (WNV), reported a group of researchers led by David Adelson, PhD, Professor and Chair of Bioinformatics and Computational Genetics from the University of Adelaide in South Australia. Previous research in mice indicated that the OAS genes played a role in immunity to flaviviruses (such as

Central Kentucky Riding for Hope (CKRH), a NARHA therapeutic riding program, is looking for horses to add to its equine team. The program has recently expanded into a new facility and a new year-round schedule. CKRH has many requests to provide services, but is currently limited in its ability to expand due to a shortage of appropriate horses. The type of horse CKRH is looking for

An equine rescue is a business and should be run like one, or it risks putting its horses in more jeopardy.