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Issues of mental health, well-being, and suicide among vets are important ones that veterinary organizations worldwide have made a priority.


Issues of mental health, well-being, and suicide among vets are important ones that veterinary organizations worldwide have made a priority.

Including honey in the equine diet is common in some countries, but is it safe?

Officials reported seven cases of WNV in Wyoming horses residing in Campbell, Fremont, Goshen, Park, and Sheridan counties.

The affected horse developed acute and severe neurologic signs of disease and was euthanized.

Bernard Fonck and What A Wave galloped to Belgium’s first individual reining gold medal. Team USA’s Daniel Huss on Ms Dreamy and Cade McCutcheon on Custom Made Gun brought home the silver and bronze, respectively.

Switch your horse’s feed type or amount gradually to minimize his risk of digestive upset. Plan any nutrient-dense dietary changes carefully to avoid health problems such as colic or laminitis and to allow for maximum nutrient digestion.

Germany’s Ingrid Klimke kept her nerve to grab the lead as the Irish and French riders lit up a dramatic day of cross-country at the Tryon International Equestrian Center.

After attempting to reschedule the dressage freestyle competition due to extreme rainfall forecast for Sunday’s original time slot of 8:30 a.m., the organizing committee has determined there were no other options but to cancel the event entirely.

When buying horse feed, you might face the choice between “textured” and “pelleted.” Our nutritionist explains the difference.

Researchers found that their technique for removing ostoechondral fragments from the hock was efficient and had few postoperative complications.

Germany holds the lead with a 73.4–the lowest score ever recorded at this stage of a WEG–with Great Britain (80.8) and the United States (83.0) in silver and bronze position, respectively, heading into cross-country.

Barack Obama, a 20-year-old Anglo-Arabian gelding ridden by New Zealand’s Jenny Champion, was euthanized Sept. 14 due to kidney problems.

Read some of the top tweets and take-homes on topics such as lameness, equine obesity, laminitis, and more from the 2018 British Equine Veterinary Association Congress.

The unvaccinated 4-year-old Arabian-cross was euthanized. This is the first case of Hendra virus in New South Wales confirmed this year.

Animal health officials confirmed the first WNV case and fourth EEE case in New Jersey horses in 2018.

The BLM gathered and removed 359 wild horses due to lack of water in the area.
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