Top Tweets From the 2016 Equitation Science Conference
A collection of tweets and take-homes from the 2016 International Society for Equitation Science conference.

A collection of tweets and take-homes from the 2016 International Society for Equitation Science conference.

The agency will work with veterinarians to study safe methods to spay mares and control herd growth
Officials found more than 40 apparently abandoned horses, mostly Thoroughbreds, in Mercer County in early June.

How do you prepare your horses for a night of fireworks?

While acupuncture seemed to help some horses, there was no strong evidence that it relieves pain in all affected horses.

The EIA-positive mare was euthanized and a second exposed horse was transferred to a newly quarantined premises.

Of the 1,102 respondents, 397 (36%) said they purchase hay once a year for their horses.
Eleven equine rescues received grants in recognition of their efforts to protect horses.

A Polk County horse tested positive for EEE while a Osceola County contracted WNV. Neither had a vaccination history.

Vet Erin Denney-Jones, DVM, and nutritionist Clair Thunes, PhD, share their thoughts on selecting grasses for horse pastures.

Learn about what horses experience when they feel afraid and how to manage their fear reactions.

Six Florida horses and four South Carolina horses have tested positive for EEE thus far in 2016.
The new approach to managing cattle ticks will provide flexibility for moving horses across the so-called “tick line.”

The BLM hopes to remove 100 horses for adoption and treat 40 mares with a fertility vaccine and return them to the wild.

Few study horses with strangles showed the “classic” signs of disease, researchers determined.

There is no one ideal body type; there are, however, conformation traits that can affect performance across the species.
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