Latest News – The Horse
Industry-Wide Campaign Launched to Help ‘Unwanted’ Horses
“A Home For Every Horse” seeks to place, foster, and sponsor America’s 170,000 unwanted horses.
Resolving Horse Choke with an Antispasmodic Drug (AAEP 2011)
Buscopan has been accepted as effective treatment for simple choke in other countries for 40 years.
Calif., N.C. EHV-1 Quarantines Lifted
State animal health officials quaratined three premises in early to mid-January after confirming EHV-1.
Plan to Reinstate Horse Diving Nixed
Pier owners have abandoned the plan to bring horse diving back to Atlantic City, N.J.
2012 Horse Genome Workshop a Success
Program topics included the genetics involved in cribbing, equine genome comparisons, and more.
AAEP Release Guidelines on Equine Venereal Disease Control
The guidelines focus on controlling the transmission of EAV, CEM, and EHV-1.
Top Medicine Studies of 2011 (AAEP 2011)
A wrap-up of the most important, interesting, or applicable studies to equine medicine from Dr. Steve Reed.
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USA Equestrian Trust to Issue Grants to Equine Nonprofits
Past recipients include those doing equine health research, land conservation, and educational programs.
UC Davis Welcomes Two New Equine Veterinarians
Travis Henry, DVM, and Claudia Sonder, DVM, recently joined the UC Davis equine veterinary team.
New Bolton Center Offers Testing for Foal Diarrhea
The Microbiology Lab at Penn Vet is offering a panel of assays to streamline testing for foals with diarrhea.
Hagyard to Review Hyperbaric Chamber Safety
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute has shut down its hyperbaric oxygen chamber “until further notice.”
Going Green: Are Equine Diets Environmentally Friendly?
Researchers recently determined which forage-based diet is healthiest for both the horse and the environment.
Ambulatory (Mobile Veterinary) Horse Care (AAEP 2011)
Dr. Harry Werner discusses ambulatory, or mobile, veterinary care of horses, including field obstetrics and reporting equine abuse, as well as care of laminitis, colic, dental emergencies, and more at the 2011 AAEP Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
USEA Identifies Horse Killed in Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion
The horse, a 6-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, was owned by Jacqueline Mars and ridden by Lauren Kieffer.
Drug Research Designed to Ease Detection Time Uncertainties
The research pinpointed how long it took for some commonly used therapeutic drugs to clear a horse’s system.
