Brennan Equine Welfare Fund Announces 2014 Grant Recipients
Fifteen equine rescue/rehabilitation/retraining and placement facilities across the United States have been awarded. One pledge has also been made.

Fifteen equine rescue/rehabilitation/retraining and placement facilities across the United States have been awarded. One pledge has also been made.
Marines stateside learn horsemanship skills that can help them in war zones.

Researchers found that avoiding small intestine resection, when possible, can help reduce complications and improve survival.

Equine surgeon Dr. Sarah le Jeune of the University of California, Davis, shares what every horse owner needs to know about colic.

Learn about caring for the health of adult show and recreational horses.

An equine behaviorist offers advice for managing an orphaned filly who exhibits dangerous behaviors.
Review highlights from the 45th Annual American Horse Council convention held in Washington, D.C.

The National Uniform Medication Program wasn’t on the agenda at the recent American Horse Council (AHC) convention, but progress on that front was addressed during forums and in conversations among attendees.
Racehorse owners in Australia will be required to report the retirement of racing Thoroughbreds within 30 days under a new rule adopted by the Australian Racing Board.

Researchers found that trotting over poles appears to help increase joints’ range of motion, and could be especially beneficial for horses that are recuperating from lameness.

The USDA could not monitor our nation’s horses for emerging or foreign animal diseases or fulfill the regulatory requirements for interstate and international movement of horses without these accredited equine practitioners’ help.
By spending time to minimize the various hazards found on your property through identification and removal, you’ll take one step closer to making your barn and property safer for your horse and eliminate any potential accidents that may occur.

Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan is progressing in his comeback from colic surgery.

Radio broadcasts appear to increase owners’ awareness of working equids’ needs, researchers found.

Standardbred yearlings that undergo surgical treatment for hock osteochondrosis (OC) can be expected to perform as well as horses that do not suffer from the condition, researchers say.
The Bureau of Land Management has requested that a Nevada court to dismiss a lawsuit asking the agency to remove horses from public and private rangelands on grounds that the BLM lacks the resources to gather and maintain the horses.
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