Latest News – The Horse
Recycling Down on the Farm
Looking for ways to trim your horse budget? Besides helping the environment and being “green,” another benefit of recycling is it saves money! It can
Compounded Horse Medications: Legal and Ethical Issues
Compounded or customized medications fulfill a critically important role in horse health care; however, these tailored medications aren’t always what compounders claim them to be, and some are illegal.
Squelching Drug Resistance in Parasites
Intensive use of anthelmintics has fueled parasite resistance to these drugs; here’s how to combat resistance.
Bad Horse Bugs
Horse owners and vets must use antimicrobials responsibly to help reduce bacterial drug resstance.
Young Horse Development Part 2: Six Months to 1.5 Years
How you manage, feed, and care for your young horse can affect his future performance.
Touching a Tickle Spot?
I own a 5-year-old Friesian cross mare that I have had since her birth; she i
Compulsive Circling
Why does my blind horse constantly pace in circles in an anticlockwise direction?
The War Against Weeds
When it comes to pasture weed control, an ounce of prevention is worth hours of back-breaking cure.
Feeding Your Horse to Perform
A high-performance horse’s body needs fuel to run efficiently and at its optimal level.
Regenerative Medicine
Stem cell and other regenerative medical technologies aren’t as implausible or far-fetched as they once seemed
Piroplasmosis: Cayenne Tick Ruled Out as T. equi Vector
A team of researchers from Brazil recently determined that the Cayenne tick, which frequents the southern U.S.
EHV-1 Outbreak: One New Case
After several new cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) were reported over the weekend, just one new confirmed
APHIS Proposes Mandatory HPA Penalty Rules
Horse Industry Organizations (HIOs) providing Horse Protection Act (HPA) compliance inspectors at horse shows
Wanted Georgia Rescue Operator Apprehended
A former animal rescue operator wanted by Georgia law enforcement authorities is awaiting extradition in
Two Tickets, Please
As I was perusing the horse-related news recently, I came across a story in which a man tried to transport his pony in a most
Inherently Risky?
Equine Activity Liability Laws are a legislative mandate that riding or other horse activities are dangerous and that participants in the activities assume the risk
