Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, 2-year-olds would be prohibited from receiving furosemide within 24 hours of a race at coalition tracks. Beginning in 2021, the same prohibition would extend to all horses participating in any stakes race.
As mosquito season approaches, animal health officials are encouraging horse owners to have their animals vaccinated against EEE and WNV.
The positive Quarter Horse mare attended events at the Brazos County Expo Center and the Taylor County Expo Center in mid-April. She is currently quarantined and being treated by a veterinarian.
How you represent a horse for sale to potential buyers is serious business. What you say could inadvertently create liability for you, so choose your words carefully.
What’s the best way to handle a horse so he remains calm and well-behaved during vet and farrier visits?
The ongoing Equine Respiratory Biosurveillance Program revealed new information on infectious respiratory disease threats, including EHV-1 and EHV-4, influenza, S. equi, equine rhinitis A/B viruses, and more. Here’s what you should know.
Do abscesses occur more often in front or hind hooves? Do male or female horses recover from hoof abscesses quicker? When are abscesses most commonly diagnosed? Researchers found answers to these questions and more in a recent study.
Funds will be used to renovate space in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment to create the NTRA Charities Equine Surfaces and Safety Laboratory.
The BLM Wyoming is asking the public to stay at least 300 feet—the length of a football field—from wild horses at all times.
Don’t let dreary weather keep you away from the barn! Here are 10 things you can do for your horse on a rainy day.
The 24-year-old pony mare began exhibiting clinical signs of disease on April 5 and was subsequently euthanized.
Identifying risks and reducing and mitigating a disaster’s effects start with a well-written, all-hazards plan for sheltering in place and/or evacuating. Here are some keys to remember.
Sarcoids are believed to be the most common equine skin tumor, affecting about 2% of the worldwide population. Here’s what you need to know about these potentially problematic skin growths.
Equine influenza virus activity has increased in the U.S. and Europe recently. Here’s what you can do to protect your horse.
The hearing will take place April 18 from 3-5 p.m., local time, at the Marsing American Legion Community Hall, located at 126 S. Second Ave. in Marsing, Idaho.
Two horses that attended the NRCHA Stallion Stakes, which took place March 30-April 6 in Las Vegas, tested positive for EHV-1. Additionally, an unrelated case was diagnosed in a Clark County horse with neurologic signs.
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