
Owners Again Support Medication-Free Horse Racing
Many of horse racing’s top owners again pledged to race their 2-year-olds without race-day medication.


Many of horse racing’s top owners again pledged to race their 2-year-olds without race-day medication.

Equine immunodeficiencies can be challenging to diagnose, and even more difficult–or impossible–to manage.

Dr. Hayley Randle of Duchy College in Cornwall, U.K., compares how professional and amateur riders responded during her rein tension study.
The conference brought together delegates from 14 countries to discuss equine behavior and welfare.
The University of Maryland (UMD) Extension will be hosting two day-long seminars on horse pasture management.

Supplementation with a certain type of fatty acid appears to improve insulin sensitivity in IR horses.
Lecture topics will include dental care, foot problems, vaccinations, first-aid care, colic, and toxic plants.
For the past week, I’ve been watching 17-year-old Dorado very closely as he eats his nightly grain and beet pulp ration. Not because I’m afraid

The filly, born July 27, is the first Przewalski’s Horse to be bred using artificial insemination.
Organizations involved in the rehabilitation, retraining, and adoption of Thoroughbreds received grants.
A fire at a small training center destroyed at least one barn and reportedly killed 19 horses.

Training outcomes are affected by a horse’s arousal state and his attachment to his trainer, scientists say.
Authorities are investigating a fire that damaged a plant expected to begin processing horses next week.
The 2013 AAEP Convention will take place in Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 7-11.

Amanda Adams, PhD, is researching the immune system of the geriatric horse.
There are now bills in both the U.S. House and Senate to amend the HPA to eliminate soring.
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