Latest News – The Horse

Alltech presents its first-ever YouTube Film Star contest to promote the upcoming Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) to be held in Lexington, Ky., from Sept. 25-Oct. 10. The winner will receive two tickets to the opening ceremony of the Games, two hospitality passes for the opening ceremonies, and a $1,000 cash prize. Whether you are a seasoned director of feature films, a s

A novel twist to an existing surgical procedure is creating new opportunities for healing a long-recognized form of lameness, according to Italian researchers. Palmar foot pain (a modern term for navicular syndrome) cases are now being treated with e

Richard Rettele, a 70-year-old who trains Thoroughbreds and rides Quarter Horses, just keeps on going—he won a $15,000 stakes aboard Fearles Fred in the $15,000 Queen City Dash at River Downs in Ohio Aug. 10. Rettele is a Kansas native who began training Thoroughbreds in Michigan at Detroit Race Course and Hazel Park. His wife, Carol, trains the Quarter Horses, which compete

Thrush, underrun heels, hoof cracks, shelly feet, and laminitis, oh my! Today’s horses can face many common hoof problems, whether the animals are pasture pets or high-level competition horses. Join us on Monday, August 16, from 8-9 p.m. Eastern U.S. time for our Ask the Vet Live Q&A chat event on Common Hoof Problems.

Ford Motor Company will provide courtesy vehicles to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, as an Official Automobile of the Games. The 2010 Games will feature eight world championships in equestrian sport and are being held for the first time in the United States from Sept. 25-Oct. 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.

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The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) continues its efforts to educate the industry about the issues relating to unwanted horses and owning responsibly. The UHC has prepared and distributed a variety of materials that will educate horse owners on various topics. The materials describe the efforts of the coalition, offer alternatives for horse owners to consider for their horses when they can no

You know what it means to apply light contact with the bit, but have you ever wondered if your interpretation is the same as other riders’? And how strong is “strong contact,” exactly? What kinds of effects do these different hand movements have on your horse–particularly his stride? These questions are what a couple of England-based equitation science researchers

How many people and pieces of equipment does it take to extricate a 1,400-pound Trakehner mare from a 4-foot-deep ditch? On Aug. 11 New Jersey residents discovered it could take three different fire departments, plus shovels, a backhoe, straps, airbags, and lots of manpower. On that day Mare Olsen, owner of Gooseberry Farm in Harding, N.J., looked out her window toward the back pa

The prognosis for horses with equine motor neuron disease (EMND) caused by prolonged vitamin E deficiency is usually poor, but veterinarians from the University of Minnesota showed that early diagnosis and treatment can help these animals. Equine motor neuron disease is usually diagnosed too late for the veterinarian to help the animal, said Holly E. Bedford, DVM, MS, who presente