An area horse rescue will benefit when the American Veterinary Medical Association’s 2009 conference comes to Seattle later this month. Hope For Horses, a Woodinville, Wash., based equine humane society, will host nearly 100 volunteers attending
Horse owners who keep their animals in suburban settings might find challenges in handling manure to avoid issues with odor or flies that can strain neighborly relationships. To help them learn strategies for managing and composting manure, a
Dozens of Central Kentucky horse farms that suffered significant damage from a January ice storm will not receive any relief from the USDA due to the wording in the agency’s
Learn how to keep splints (bony lower leg swellings) from becoming permanent blemishes or problems that interfere with a horse’s athletic career.
There was a time when an individual seeking a horse-related vocation had few choices for equine
“This is giving me an ulcer!” These probably are words our horses would utter if they could speak because many performance horses and racehorses develop
A good pasture is not just a grassy field surrounded by a fence. It’s a place of beauty, a weed-free meadow where horses
Author?s Note: My grandfather and his neighbors in southern Idaho lost several work horses to “brain
Lactation is a very important function in a mare. So important, in fact, that two lives depend on it. A mare’s body will sacrifice her foal’s health to save her own life … both during gestation and after foaling. In other words, you must feed her
I purchased my Thoroughbred gelding when he was 5 years old. Within the next two years we were doing really
Horses that are mainly ridden on weekends require special care and training to avoid injury.
I have a horse that I believe is displaying a form of self-mutilating behavior, and I’m wondering if you have
Decorated horses have graced the streets of many a city since the Trail of Painted Ponies started in Santa Fe. Local artists paint the fiberglass
The two horses removed from piroplasmosis quarantine in Missouri on June 17 had not been located as of June 30, said Tim Cordes, DVM, senior USDA staff veterinarian for Equine Programs and national coordinator for Equine Diseases. Multiple
Ticket prices and detailed competition schedules for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are now available. The world championships of eight equestrian disciplines will come to the Kentucky Horse Park from Sept. 25 through Oct. 10, 2010.
The need for international harmonization of racehorse medication rules will be the topic of the keynote address at The Jockey Club’s 57th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing. Louis Romanet, chairman of the International
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