For the first time in Europe, four foals were successfully born as the result of the transfer of genotyped and cryopreserved embryos.
On June 17 the United State Equestrian Federation (USEF) issued a notice on the use of the drugs dexamethasone and methocarbamol.
Researchers implanted embryos from ponies, saddle horses, and draft horses into surrogate mares of different sizes and observed significant differences in weight, height, and metabolic markers among the resulting genetic half-siblings
It wasn’t that long ago that everyone at my barn was complaining that it felt far too cold to be outside without the traditional winter
Of the 1,112 respondents, 514 (46%) said they haul and stack their own hay.
The Escambia County, Florida, Mosquito Control Division is encouraging horse owners to vaccinate their horses against Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in light of increased production of mosquito species that could carry and transmit the disease.
Officials say cobalt, which is sometimes used to stimulate red blood cell production, is being detected in all breeds of racehorses.
Thirteen horses are in foster care and 41 horses’ care is being monitored as part of an ongoing investigation in Sampson County, North Carolina.
Researchers recently determined that several factors–from the animal’s history to the owner’s training and management techniques–appear to make horses more or less likely to miss training days due to injury.
Find out why standing MRI is useful for identifying complex issues in horse hooves and limbs.
A Colorado woman will serve prison time connected to animal cruelty charges involving horses removed from her property in 2012.
Scott Katzman, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, will serve as an assistant clinical professor of equine surgery.
Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO, also called heaves) appears to have a genetic basis, but one that varies between horses, Swiss researchers say.
Read about both classic and unusual hernia cases veterinarians encounter, why they occur, how to treat them, and their prognoses.
Find out why some horses lose weight when the temperature rises.
It is often assumed that giving birth is both stressful and painful for the mother. But researchers recently showed that mares appear to be completely relaxed when foaling.
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