On Thursday in Part 7 of this excerpt from the new book Equine ER, Marching Orders, the stoic Thoroughbred with the big heart, died on
Environmental conditions during collection and storage of equine fecal samples impact the resulting fecal egg counts (FECs), report parasitologists from both Denmark and the United States.
"Due to the concern regarding anthelmintic resistance in horses, counting strongylid eggs in equine fecal samples pre- and post-deworming has become an important tool in screening for dru
In a little more than a year, 225 Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds 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 Thoroughbred or Standardbred offered for free to a good home. It also features resources on horse adoption.
The Kentucky-born trotter Mr. Muscleman, a winner of $3,582,823, has a new home at the Kentucky Horse Park. He arrived on October 16, and will take up residence in the Hall of Champions along with the other breed ambassadors. The 9-year-old Standardbred was foaled at Brittany Farms in Versailles, Ky.
"The Kentucky Horse Park is considered 'hallowed ground' in the
"Congratulations, you've finally earned your veterinary degree. Here's a bill for $130,000."
Veterinary school graduates are entering the profession today with educational debt that resembles an average mortgage in the United States. What a graduation gift.
With average educational debt approaching the estimated $136,000 average of a U.S. home
A pony in Dartford, U.K., had to be put down Friday morning after he panicked and crashed into a lamppost during fireworks, Horse and Hound reported. The 5-year-old gelding was found lying in the road after police received reports of a pony galloping around the area.
The much anticipated race between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta? Well, it's on, but only on paper. Horse racing's top two ladies will duke it out among voters for Horse of the Year honors after never meeting on the track.
Each of them have stellar credentials in trying to become the first female to win the year-end honor since Azeri in 2002.
Rachel Alexandra
Naming rights to a wild Assateague Island foal will be auctioned online starting Nov. 8. This is the second auction organized by the Assateague Island Alliance.
The four foals will be placed in the Assateague Island Alliance's Foster Horse Program for adoption with the names chosen by the auction winners. There are only four chances to win, so participants must act
Jennie Brannigan is a young, up and coming international eventer who works out of Phillip Dutton’s barn in Pennsylvania. Jennie is one of the new
Steeve Giguère, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, a University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine professor and the Marguerite Thomas Hodgson Chair in Equine Studies, recently received the Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Applied Equine Research Award for his research achievements.
The award was presented at the 11th World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA)
A ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 2 marked the unveiling of a new PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) scanner at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital that is the first of its kind in any hospital in the world and the only PET/CT scanner dedicated to serving the needs of veterinary patients. The scanner is specially tailored for veterinary
Thoroughbred Lillie Langtry, the beaten favorite in the Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, suffered a slab fracture in a knee during the race.
John Magnier of Coolmore, co-owner of the filly, was quoted in The Racing Post as saying, "She has a small fracture in her knee. It was nobody's fault and everybody here at Santa Anita dealt with it efficiently
Guttural pouches are more than just ill-defined air-filled vats located somewhere in the horse’s head, said Julie Fjeldborg, DVM, PhD, an associate professor in the department of large animal sciences at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, during the 11th Congress of the World Equine Veterinary Association, which was held Sept. 24-27, 2009, in Guarujá, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
U.S Olympian, Guenter Seidel, joins Lisa Wilcox and Chris to talk about his role at the upcoming Developing Rider Clinic as well as his horses
Yesterday I took off from work early in order to get a ride in my new mare Jewell while we had a day of warmer
This holiday season horse owners can help equestrians and horse lovers with disabilities each time they purchase bags of Manna Pro horse treats at retailers across the U.S and Canada. In this new partnership, a portion of the proceeds from Manna Pro Horse Treats will go directly to NARHA, whose centers provide equine-assisted activities and therapies to children and adults with special
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