August KENA Meeting: Mitigating Risk for Farm, Horse Owners
The event will take place Aug. 21 at The Red Mile Clubhouse, in Lexington, Kentucky. A networking reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and the lecture at 6:00.

The event will take place Aug. 21 at The Red Mile Clubhouse, in Lexington, Kentucky. A networking reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and the lecture at 6:00.
The closure could delay the shipment of the wild horses gathered from three Wyoming herd management areas to BLM facilities and events nationwide to be placed into private care.

If a horse tests positive for Lyme disease antibodies, does that mean the horse has the disease? Dr. Eric Swinebroad responds.

The BLM gathered 92 wild horses from private lands in and around the HMA in response to letters from private landowners and a request from the Utah Department of Natural Resources.

Does your performance horse need to pack on a few more pounds? Here are some tips to consider when managing a hard-keeping equine athlete.

Saratoga Race Course has been accredited since 2009, the alliance’s first year.

The BLM’s Cedar City Field Office and Dixie National Forest Service Pine Valley Ranger District are seeking input on an environmental assessment analyzing a proposed herd management area plan, including wild horse gathers and removals in the North Hills Joint Management Area.

The BLM plans to begin gathering approximately 2,670 adult horses around Aug. 6 from the Red Desert Wild Horse Complex in Southwestern Wyoming.

Equine internal medicine specialist Dr. Eric Swinebroad offers an overview of testing available for Lyme disease.

Results from a recent pilot study suggest that vibrating plates could help increase hoof growth rates when used consistently, but variably.

Find out where Lyme disease is most prevalent in the U.S. and Canada from Dr. Eric Swinebroad.

What can I do to help my horse get over his fear of other horses coming toward him or passing him in the arena?

Horses don’t seem to be able to reason about object size the way we do. In other words, it might not occur to horses that their 1,200-pound frames can’t quite hide behind a 5-inch-wide tree trunk.

Stallions and geldings outperformed mares in one-day and three-day events across several levels in the U.K. However, differences were “slight” and performance was equal across sexes at one level.

Dr. Eric Swinebroad gives an overview of Lyme disease’s potential clinical signs.

The BLM gathered and removed 135 wild horses from public and private lands outside the Goshute Herd Management Area in Eastern Nevada.
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