Latest News – The Horse
Jumping Radio Show Episode 46 – Katie Monahan-Prudent, U.S. Show Jumping Coach
Katie Monahan-Prudent shares her thoughts on a number of critical issues facing the sport of show jumping and hunter-jumpers in the U.S., and tells us
Eventing Radio Episode 115 – Clayton & Lucinda Fredericks
Lucinda & Clayton Fredericks discuss The Importance of Good Breeding and Foal Syndication and also their full event schedule for this pre-Olympic year. Take a
Dressage Radio Episode 87 – Edward Gal & Hans Peter Minderhoud
Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud, half of the Dutch team, join Brett Parbery and Chris this week to review the season so far and
Western Radio Show Episode 37 – Mounted Patrol
This Episode, we say thanks to the Men and Women who serve the community in the Mounted Patrol Unit. Alan and Tammy talk to Jim
Stable Scoop Episode 127 – Cowgirls for a Cause and Faithful Friends
We are joined this week by Host of the Animal Planet Show Faithful Friends and her partner Tricia Meteer of Equinox Photo to talk about
Reward Offered in Assateague Island Wild Horse Shooting
National Park Service officials are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for the shooting death of a wild horse at the Assateague Island National Seashore earlier this month. According to the statement, the 28-year-old bay mare had sustained a gunshot wound. From the nature of the wound, it appears that the horse died almost
Miesque, Top Thoroughbred Racehorse and Broodmare, Dead at 27
Miesque, the first two-time winner of a Breeders’ Cup race and the dam of top sire Kingmambo, was euthanized Jan. 20 at the Oak Tree Division of Lane’s End Farm in Central Kentucky due to the infirmities of age. She was 27. She was buried in the Lane’s End/Oak Tree Division cemetery.
Proposed Virginia Bill Amends Animal Welfare Code
Proposed legislation in Virginia would amend that state’s animal welfare code to include care practices for horses and other livestock, but some equine rescue operators say the bill’s language is confusing. Introduced on Jan. 12, HB 1541 would require owners of agricultural animals to provide their livestock with feed to prevent malnutrition, water to prevent dehydration, and veterinary care to
NYRA Adopts Race Day Lasix Measure
Beginning Jan. 26, veterinarians for the New York Racing Association (NYRA) will administer Lasix (a drug given to racehorses to lessen the severity of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage) to horses on race day.
Areas of Humerus Stress in Horses Differ with Track Surface (AAEP 2010)
How much impact does a racing surface have on the horse’s body and which parts are stressed most during work? According to Abigail N. Dimock, DVM, MS, of the University of California, Davis, who in collaboration with Kurt Hoffman, DVM, and other colleagues completed a study on the subject recently, track surface has more of an impact on bone stress than initially thought.
Tack and Habit Episode aaep-2006 – Kick the Bucket
Helena finds a better way to clean a tail as Glenn focuses on a better way to treat abscesses. Listen in… Tack and Habit Episode
Horse Tip Daily 382 – Dr. Cubitt on the Cresty Neck Scoring System
Dr. Cubitt is a contributer to the Jumping Radio Show on nutrition. Today she tells us about the Cresty Neck Scoring System. Listen in…Horse Tip
Equine Welfare Council Discuss Options for Addressing Unwanted Horses
The Kentucky Equine Health and Welfare Council (EHWC) met January 19 in Frankfort to discuss the future of the unwanted horse in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Rusty Ford, chairman of the council,, presided over the meeting that included members from different aspects of the equine industry and Kentucky government.
Rep. Tom McKee discussed new legislation, namely Kentucky's HB
Penn World Leadership Award Promotes Veterinary Profession
Nominations for the 2011 Penn Vet World Leadership in Animal Health Award, currently the largest award in the veterinarian profession, are officially open. The award, which was first issued in April 2008, is given annually to “the most influential veterinarian in the world,” as described by Joan C. Hendricks, VMD, PhD, the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary
‘Voice of the People’ Award to Zenyatta
Penny Chenery, owner of the great Secretariat, has announced that Horse of the Year Zenyatta will be the recipient of the inaugural Secretariat Vox Populi (“Voice of the People”) Award. According to a release from Secretariat.com, the “first of its kind in horse racing” award “will annually recognize a horse whose popularity and racing excellence best resounded with the American public and gained
UHVRC Application Deadline for Spring Vaccines Approaching
The application deadline to receive donated vaccines through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) is Feb. 1. Through this program, qualifying equine rescue and retirement facilities are provided with all American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP)-recommended core vaccines to protect against eastern equine encephalomyelitis, western equine encephalomyelitis,
