Stem cell research has shown that adult stem cells can be safely and easily harvested from fat deposits in a horse and used to treat a variety of musculoskeletal diseases. These cells are capable of becoming bone, muscle, cartilage, or tendon cells.
Has there been any research on the safety of using “BTi mosquito dunks” in horse water troughs and buckets?
Obese horses should be taken off pasture, except for very short (30-minute) turnout periods two or three times a day for
We often tend to view the equine industry as a separate entity–one that stands
ReRun, a nonprofit adoption program for ex-racehorses, announced that owners IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr. will have Big Brown, winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Preakness (both gr. I), participate in the
Brother Derek, who captured the 2005 Hollywood Futurity (gr. I) and 2006 Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), has been retired to Brereton C. Jones’ Airdrie Stud near Midway, Ky.
Owned by Cecil Peacock, Brother Derek was the morning line favorite
Catherine Kohn, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University, will be part of a multinational team of veterinarians caring for horses competing at the 2008 Olympics.
Ohio State University Extension and the College of Veterinary Medicine will host a conference on emerging infectious diseases of concern to public and veterinary health. Led by distinguished health care professionals, the conference will provide
Three members of University of Liverpool staff will lend their expertise and support to the equestrian teams competing in this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Peter Bowling, BSc, BVSc, MRCVS, lecturer and clinical director of the
The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland Horse Industry Board today released the Mid-Atlantic Animal Import Center Feasibility Study, which identified the Midfield Cargo Complex of the Thurgood Marshall Baltimore Washington Internationa
You’ve checked the horse, trailer, truck, and equipment, but are you even legal to be on the road?
Lava Man, the only horse to sweep the Santa Anita Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup and Pacific Classic in the same year, has been retired.
Lava Man won grade I races on dirt, turf, and synthetic surfaces and joined Native Diver as the only
More than 1,200 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How will you watch the equestrian events of the 2008 Olympic Games?”
