
Meet ‘Down the Fence’ Producer MJ Isakson
Filmmaker MJ Isakson is completing a film documenting the sport of ‘reined cow horse,’ its horses, and its legends.


Filmmaker MJ Isakson is completing a film documenting the sport of ‘reined cow horse,’ its horses, and its legends.

Mary Lassaline, DVM, PhD, MA, Dipl. ACVO, is heading the UC Davis equine ophthalmology service.

Learn about three common sport horse injuries and how to prevent and manage them.

Of the 2,049 respondents, 698 (34%) said their horse receives hay twice per day, while 573 (28%) said their horse has continual access to hay.

A state committee voted to draft a resolution calling attention to wild horse management and the animals’ environmental impact on the state’s rangelands.
Ross Russell, DVM, was suspended and fined $20,000 for allegedly administering cobalt to a horse before a race and several other offenses.
Emily Champion, DVM, who practiced veterinary medicine at Delta Downs racetrack, was the victim of a homicide Oct. 26 while visiting her parents at their rural western Kentucky home.
Horses sold at low-end auctions throughout the country face unknown fates. Photo: iStock I watch horse auction sites from throughout the Pacific Northwest online.

Dr. Clair Thunes shares her thoughts on if horses should get red or white salt blocks.
The new feature within the ICE BlackBox app allows users to create a short video record of suspected animal cruelty incidents, as well as to establish GPS coordinates of the alleged crime.

Starting in 2015, trainers convicted of some medication violations will not be able to transfer horses to assistant trainers or other employees to race in the Breeders’ Cup.

Officials at a Lexington, Kentucky, equine drug-testing laboratory blamed recent long delays in processing samples on a spike of nearly 100 times the number of usual suspicious results this year compared with 2013.
I have a 17-year-old that has a fractured navicular bone that has calcified. I have seen magnetic bell boots available on the market and was wondering if these would help with the pain. Is there any type of treatment or surgery that can repair this?

One vet recommends taking these preparation steps to help reduce the impact of an outbreak.

The World Equestrian Games will take place in Bromont, Canada, only the second time it’s been held in North America.

Researchers say the more affordable technique could lead to more horses being genotyped and a better understanding of diseases and disease processes.
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