A full-time farrier, Travis Burns of Marshall, Va., has joined the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. Burns’ arrival also brings the addition of equine podiatry services in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

In his new position, Burns will offer specialized shoeing and hoof care for horses.

Proper treatment and care of a horse

The basic strategies for general anesthesia in horses–gas (inhalant) vs. injectable (intravenous) medication–might soon be sharing and/or trading places on the popularity scale, according to Ann Wagner, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVA, ACVP, professor of veterinary clinical sciences at Colorado State University. She discussed balancing general and intravenous anesthetics in horses at the 2009 American

Law enforcement authorities in Parker County, Texas, hope the offer of a $10,700 cash reward will result in the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the shooting death of a young Quarter Horse last month.

On Jan. 24 ranch hands discovered the 7-month-old filly dead in its Weatherford pasture. The horse had been shot between the eyes at close range with a high-powere

Polyglycan, the novel formulation made up of hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate, and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (HACSAG), is labeled for intra-articular post-surgical lavage and replacement of synovial fluid. It is not currently marketed or approved as a drug in the United States, although it is manufactured here in an FDA-inspected and -approved facility. Treatment goals for osteoarthritis are to

Thoroughbred owner Michael Gill, ejected from Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course Feb. 2 by order of the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission, said he has no intention of backing away from an announcement he’s leaving the business because it’s the only way to prove he’s not the problem.

Gill, the 2009 leading owner by races won and earnings with more than 2,2

A donated breeding to Mister Big, a Standardbred sensation, raised $6,500 for Equine Guelph, the horse owners’ and care givers’ non-profit education center at the University of Guelph. The breeding was donated by the horse’s owner, Joe Muscara Jr.

“We are 150 years into a grand experiment of developing a horse that can pull a cart real fast. Most of that time, we

Rabies is one of those diseases you want to avoid at all costs–it’s rapidly progressive, fatal, and can be transmitted from your horse (or any other infected animal) to you. While vaccines are available for horses, no data was published on their efficacy in the literature until December 2009.

At the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention, held Dec

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting a horse near Weatherford, Texas.

Reports indicate a ranch employee found the horse dead in its pasture Jan. 30. The Parker County Sheriff’s Office said the horse had been shot between

When a horse has a severe case of laminitis with marked instability of the coffin bone, cutting the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) is a treatment that veterinarians often recommend. This surgical procedure is commonly done halfway down the back of the cannon with the horse standing and sedated, but researchers recently described a modified technique that is performed behind the pastern.

New Vocations racehorse adoption program placed more than 330 retired racehorses into new homes and careers during 2009. The program, which has facilities in Lexington, Ohio, Michigan, and Tennessee, has adopted more than 3,000 retirees into carefully screened and monitored homes in its 18 years.

“This is a very difficult time for unwanted horses,” said program director

An Ohio woman faces multiple animal cruelty charges after county animal welfare authorities removed 31 allegedly malnourished Arabian horses from her property.

Last week animal welfare authorities from the Humane Society of Ottawa County discovered 37 animals allegedly living in filth without food or water. One horse was found dead and five were euthanized at the scene. The remain

Horses recover from general anesthesia following removal of an eye (enucleation) equally well as horses recovering from other types of surgeries, reported veterinarians and surgeons who reviewed records of horses that underwent enucleation between 2006 and 2008. These horses were matched with similar aged horses undergoing surgery and general anesthesia. These cases included routine, elective proc

An exercise rider and backstretch worker died Feb. 1 after a horse fell on top of him while exercising at Tampa Bay Downs in Florida.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Robert Shields, 60, died after one of the horses got spooked and fell over, fatally injuring him.

Spokeswoman Vida Morgan said Shields was taken to Mease Countryside Hospital, where he was