The affected horse—a vaccinated 8-year-old Holsteiner stallion—developed mild ataxia, prominent skin twitching, and moderate behavioral anxiety. He has since fully recovered.
Read some of the top tweets and take-home messages on equine health and nutrition from the 2018 Kentucky Equine Research Conference.
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships is the biggest two days of championship Thoroughbred racing each year and the Classic is its marquee event. Here are some quick facts about the race and some of its 2018 contenders.
To date, 47 Breeders’ Cup horses have owners and/or trainers who have pledged to donate a percentage of their earnings from the championship races.
Safe and smart groundwork can help build the foundation for a confident, well-behaved horse.
Animal health officials confirmed WNV cases in horses from Bryan, Garvin, Grady, Logan, Osage, and Payne counties.
Here’s a look at the past, present, and future of Thoroughbreds as sport horses.
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Two horses in Washington County recently tested positive for WNV. Bradley, Cumberland, and Sullivan counties reported one case in each county.
Western Milling has agreed to pay $2.4 million in damages to the owners of several horses that reportedly became ill or died after consuming monensin-contaminated horse feed.
Two Oregon women accused of maltreating more than 80 horses will serve jail time and perform community service in connection with the case.
Why do researchers spend time studying basic equine behavior questions when the answers seems so obvious? An horse behavior researcher weighs in.
Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Rood & Riddle Veterinary Hospital, in Lexington, Kentucky, offers his insight about equine herpesvirus-1, including diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
The United States Equestrian Federation and the University of Kentucky have signed a letter of intent to develop an equine regulatory testing laboratory in Lexington, Kentucky, the federation announced Oct. 31.
Officials have now confirmed 48 cases of WNV in Ohio horses so far this year—more than triple the number of cases confirmed last year.
A 5-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare from Rockcastle County was euthanized and a a 12-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare from Hardin County is recovering.
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