A study found inflammatory response in horses depends not on the deworming drug used but rather on the parasites present at the time of treatment.
The case marks the state’s 17th confirmed case in an equid in 2020.
Ditching dry hay in favor of cleaner forage options improved racehorse airway inflammation.
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The cases are in Harris, Ector, and Johnson counties.
Thirty-two horses at a boarding facility remain under quarantine following exposure.
An additional 75 horses were exposed and are under quarantine.
The Horse asked researchers and equestrian federation representatives for their takes on the new FEI rule banning shaving of facial vibrissae, which are sensory organs commonly called “whiskers.”
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) announced incoming officials and recognized its 2020 award winners Dec. 6-9 during the 2020 Annual Convention & Trade Show, held virtually.
A Standardbred farm near a fracking site managed milk aspiration/subdued mentation in multiple foals over three years. Although treatment was costly, recovered foals were as athletic as unaffected foals when they went on to race.
The 13-year-old Paint gelding was undervaccinated.
Study: Horses tend to shift their laterality, becoming more “left-legged” and “left-eyed,” in stressful situations.
The case is the state’s 16th this year.
The case marks the state’s 22nd equine confirmed in 2020.
Four additional horses were exposed.
Two additional horses are suspected positive, and five more horses were exposed.
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