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While very young, very old, or ailing horses might need specific changes in routine, healthy horses with an intact hair coat can usually tolerate winter weather with few problems if owners pay attention to basic feeding and management principles.

The Breeders’ Cup issued a statement Nov. 11 saying Kentucky regulators have authority in a probe surrounding the performance of Life At Ten in the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic, and that it won’t decide on future action until the investigation is completed.

What do overweight, insulin-resistant horses at risk for lifelong, recurring bouts of laminitis need? These horses might need a special dietary supplement called short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS), which are short chains of sugar molecules linked together. These scFOS are metabolized not by the hor

Texas District Court Judge Orlinda Naranjo sided with nonveterinarian equine dentists in that state on Nov. 9 when she ruled that the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners violated state law when it changed its rules to allow only licensed veterinarians to perform dental procedures, including teeth floating, on horses.

Mycotoxins are harmful secondary compounds produced by molds that are found in soil and vegetable matter including grains, forages, and feed. They can be formed in the field both before and during harvest, and can continue to be formed under suboptimal storage conditions after harvest.

The University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Foundation Board of Directors met Nov. 1 and reviewed the wide array of research advancements and developments made by its members throughout the year, among other topics.

Armistice Day, more commonly known as Veterans Day, marks the day when millions of people worldwide stop to remember those who have served and died for their countries in military conflicts throughout history. This Veterans Day, spare a few extra seconds to remember the countless number of horses that lost their lives in combat alongside the brave men and women who served their nations.

With a rapid test used to detect rotavirus in humans, veterinarians could diagnose rotavirus in foals more accurately and quickly and, thus, begin crucial treatment sooner. Researchers in Japan recently published a study comparing seven rapid antigen detection kits for diagnosing rotavirus infection in foals, and the Dipstick test commonly used in human medicine came out on top.