Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center will host an educational event for Virginia Pony Club members on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. The meeting, “Horse Health Half-Day,” will take place in the center’s library from 9:30 a.m. to 1
A 10-year-old Icelandic gelding has a tendency to hold his head to the right while at a walk.
Is my mare’s lack of energy due to the low weight? What are the other possible causes?
We live in the age of instant and abundant information. Today’s horse owners and enthusiasts are extremely well-informed and have high expectations for the medical care of their animals. As a result, it is not uncommon when a horse develops a
Dr. Ben Espy offers his advice on communicating with your veterinarian.
Q: For a horse reproduction project in my equine seminar course, I was trying to find video clips of horses breeding. Well, there were many on YouTube, and it took awhile to find the decent ones. But once I found some that were
Botulism is an often-lethal disease caused by a bacterial toxin. Although
No one would ever mistake War Drum for a reining horse
Two horses in rural Owyhee County, Idaho, were dragged to death last weekend, after the driver of a pickup truck left a team-roping competition without realizing they were tied to the back of his trailer.
Sheriff Gary Aman says the
A horse rescue group will care for seven starving horses removed this month from a Clarke County, Va., farm.
A Clarke County General District Court judge ruled Thursday that the animals should be given to the U.S. Equine Rescue League.
Another equine breeding season is only a short time away, with many breeding sheds
There can be many factors that lead to the decision for euthanasia–whether it’s “just time” or immediacy.
Stalls have traditionally been bedded with materials that provide cushion and
With natural disasters, hindsight is 20/20. If we are concerned about our horses, then we must plan for them.
Looking to breed for spots and have certainty about it?
Breeders trying to produce horses with tobiano coloring have a new tool, available through genetic research, to help them select their breeding stock.
