
UK to Host Eastern Kentucky Grazing Day
The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Morgan County extension research farm in West Liberty.


The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Morgan County extension research farm in West Liberty.
Moxidectin is used to treat and prevent external and internal parasites in the horse and other species.
With the prestigious Tevis Cup Ride just two weeks away (Aug. 9, to be exact), I figure it’s only fitting I devote a blog post

The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission is working with LGS laboratory in Lexington, Kentucky, to facilitate quicker turnaround for equine drug test results.
Estimate, the 2013 Ascot Gold Cup winner belonging to Queen Elizabeth II, has tested positive for the banned substance morphine, Buckingham Palace announced July 22.
Utah law enforcement authorities are hoping the public can help identify whoever is responsible for shooting and killing four Davis County horses.

Researchers identified longer race distances, low ambient temperatures, 20 or more lifetime starts, and bar shoes as EIPH risk factors in an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse population.

Leading rhinitis researchers share the latest developments regarding this respiratory-disease-causing virus.
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, firstly, thank you! But secondly, you should know by know that 18-year-old Dorado is a giant weenie:

Veterinarians Larry R. Bramlage, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS; Edward H. Fallon, DVM; and A. Gary Lavin, VMD, will be honored by the Thoroughbred Club of America at its 83rd testimonial dinner at Keeneland Race Course, in Lexington, Kentucky, Sept. 28.

Eric Mitchell, editorial director and editor-in-chief of The Blood-Horse, shares his thoughts on tracks switching from synthetic surfaces back to dirt footing, and a promise to keep racehorses safe.

Of the 872 respondents, 498 (57%) said their current veterinarian was recommended by a friend or fellow equestrian.
A Minnesota man is facing animal cruelty charges connected to the deaths of two foals and two older horses.

As authorities probe the possible dehydration-related deaths of 10 horses, learn why water is crucial to horses’ health.

Additional horses residing in Bastrop, Travis, and Guadalupe counties have tested positive for vesicular stomatitis (VS).

If you’ve got porcupines in your area, your horse could end up in a prickly situation similar to the one an 11-month-old Andalusian filly found herself in: having two colic surgeries after swallowing a porcupine quill.
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