Equine Guelph is offering a new online course in equine genetics. The 12-week course will provide the tools, techniques, and knowledge necessary to develop an understanding of the important role that genetics plays in the equine industry.
In the first peer-reviewed, published study to evaluate the effects of the nutritional supplement methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) in horses, Spanish researchers found that MSM exerted a protective effect against the detrimental physiologic changes
Curlin, North America’s reigning Horse of the Year and the continent’s richest racehorse of all time with earnings of $10,501,800, will be paraded at Churchill Downs Nov. 29.
The 4-year-old Smart Strike colt has won seven grade I events,
The United States is facing a shortage of large-animal veterinarians that could jeopardize the nation’s food supply, and result in diseases spreading from animals to humans, according to a veterinary scientist in Penn State’s College of
Ron Geary thought he’d made it through the worst of it. The owner of tiny Ellis Park in western Kentucky salvaged the racetrack’s summer 2008 meet with a bit of showmanship.
Nontraditional events like “Wiener dog” and ostrich racing turned
The Veterinary Committee of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) presented a report on its activities at the organization’s general assembly, held Nov. 17-21, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Highlights of the report:
Karen Legato has been named senior director of development and alumni affairs at the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine.
Legato has 25 years of fundraising experience in higher education, nine of which have been at
Motivated by a desire to help broaden the exploration of regenerative medicine as a treatment option for companion animals and horses, Dick and Carolyn Randall of Cupertino, Calif., provided core funding to launch a five-year, $2.5 million study
Trooper, the 6-year-old Arabian gelding shot in the head and abandoned in the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon now has a new home, a new name, and a future helping kids in need.
Whether for weight gain or loss, speed or shine, nearly everything we offer our horses is given to bring about a desired effect. Stacie Appleton, PhD, and Mike Jerina, BS, presented a demonstration on “Measuring the Physiologic
As it turns out, feeding Elmer requires careful consideration and a serious time commitment.
Two veterinarians who are board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care–Pamela Wilkins, MS, PhD, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, and Mauria “Mo” O’Brien, BS, DVM, Dipl. ACVECC–have recently joined the faculty at the
A Deltona, Fla., man was unable to get a sick mule to its feet in a pasture and sought help from a construction worker. When they were unable to get the mule up using a Bobcat, the owner asked the construction worker to dig a hole. Then the
When the U.S. Forest Service began to make changes to the trail classification system that had been in place for nearly 100 years, Back Country Horsemen of America (BCHA) took notice. When they realized the huge impact it would have on horse
Cougar attacks are suspected in the serious injury of two horses in near Fergus Falls, Minn., according to an article on
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