Trainers and owners who cause injury to horses’ feet or legs to achieve an exaggerated gait will face stiff penalties in Kentucky if a bill introduced into the state senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee becomes law. Sponsored
A 12-year-old mare in California has tested positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious but treatable reproductive disease of horses.
The positive mare was bred via artificial insemination using shipped semen collecte
Clostridium difficile bacteria can cause severe, sometimes fatal colitis in horses. When a horse develops severe diarrhea (particularly if blood is present), C. difficile might be suspected, but veterinarians must confirm the infection to make sure they treat the the right organism. Toward that end, Carlos Medina-Torres, MV, MSc, a DVSc candidate at the University of Guelph in
Inspired by the recent Oscars, just a couple of the work-safe gems of YouTube (turn the volume down or use headphones if you’re in
Topsail Whiz climbed to the top of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) all time sire list in last July with total offspring earnings of $5,527,700, surpassing former leader Hollywood Dun It’s mark of $5,494,100. Now, Topsail Whiz has
The set of uniform policies developed by four major Thoroughbred auction firms–Barretts, Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland, and the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. (OBS)–took effect beginning with the OBS February select sale of 2-year-olds in training Feb. 1
Lexington-area residents who want to learn more about the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will have a chance to get their questions answered at a second community forum.
Held by the World Games 2010 Foundation in partnership with th
The last premises determined to have had horses infected with equine piroplasmosis (EP) was released from state quarantine Feb. 12, according to a
Alltech, sponsor of the Alltech World Equestrian Games Kentucky 2010, is hosting a series of educational seminars for horse owners in Lexington, Ky. The next meeting will be held Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Alltech’s Lexington Brewing and Distilling
Expanding options for cash-strapped horse owners is key to reducing the number of unwanted horses in the United States, according to a group of equine welfare advocates who brainstormed the issue during a Feb. 18 meeting at the University of
After a three-month battle, the California state legislature last week approved the final 2009-2010 budget, sans a proposed veterinary tax. The California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) conducted a letter and call-in campaign to stop the
The heady and sometimes dangerous life of an equine veterinarian …
(Them other boys don’t know how to act.) So she’s not a real Zebra. But when Maybelline, a Zebra statue at Albany’s All American
Sky Mesa, the 9-year-old Thoroughbred stallion who underwent colic surgery Feb. 15, is being kept at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital where an additional operation was
A drug’s withdrawal time indicates a suggested timeline by which the last dose can be administered before an event to avoid blood or urine test levels that exceed the allowable regulatory threshold. Using these thresholds encourages standardization
Here are some tips to reduce the nutrition costs associated with your horses.
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