The 6-year-old geldings, Drifter and Sandman, arrived at the park after four months of training by inmates at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove, California.
Foals from mares undernourished in late gestation had modified bone growth and slowed testicular development, while foals from overnourished mares had a higher osteochondrosis rate.
Santa Anita has been continuously accredited since 2009, the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance’s inaugural year.
Recent study results suggest that horses’ nods allow them to use energy more efficiently to carry their heavy heads.
Did you know your horse could be suffering from equine Cushing’s disease long before his coat turns long and curly? Learn how to recognize subtle signs and offer your horse an early intervention for PPID.
Recently Oklahoma has averaged approximately 40 cases of mosquito-borne diseases in horses per year.
Kīlauea began erupting on May 3, sending molten lava into residential communities and forcing more than 1,500 people and a still-undetermined number of horses to evacuate.
An effective isolation area can help contain an infectious disease outbreak. Here’s what you need to know.
Is your parasite control program right for your horses? Find out and get your deworming questions answered!
This approach, featuring animal-based indicators, could help well-meaning owners detect equine welfare issues they might accidentally be overlooking at their own farms, researchers say.
Researchers determined that, in one study, Western curb bits caused less rein tension than did English snaffles.
Beginning June 15, all medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA, or Depo-Provera) disclosure forms must be submitted electronically.
The EHV-1-positive horse has been placed in isolation and the facility has been quarantined.
Prior to diagnosis, the affected horse attended barrel racing events at the Oklahoma City Fair Grounds on April 28-30 and the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor, Texas, on May 5.
Authorities are investigating two reported thefts–one involving two horses and another involving three–near Cypress. All the horses have been recovered.
Because rabies threatens both horses and the humans who handle them, the AAEP recommends rabies as one of five core vaccines every U.S. horse should receive.
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