Latest News – The Horse

Animal health authorities have reported a case of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in Belgium. The positive horse was found during an investigation into two horses from Romania that recently tested positive for EIA in Great Britain after a stopover in Belgium.

The information was included in a Feb. 2 report to the World Organization for Animal Health (or OIE) by Gerard Lamsens, cons

Amendments to improve care for New York’s hard-working carriage horses were reviewed at a Feb. 3 NYC Health Department public hearing.

The NYC Administrative and Health Codes guide the health, safety, and well-being of the city’s licensed horses. These Health Department Advisory Board amendments are intended to introduce more modern and humane standards into everyday opera

The colostrum banks at both Rood & Riddle and Hagyard equine hospitals in Lexington are dangerously low and in dire need of donations as the foaling season gains speed, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Manager’s Club announced in a statement.

Both facilities are encouraging other farms to donate as much as possible. Collection bottles were given out at the last KTFMC meeting

One of the biggest troubles with discussing horse hoof trimming and balance is that when it comes to hoof balance, there isn’t a set definition. This makes it challenging for everyone to achieve a balanced foot. At the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Dec. 5-9 in Las Vegas, Nev., one practitioner discussed guidelines for characterizing hoof balance and f

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Equine Advisory Board has named Karyn Malinowski, PhD, director of the Equine Science Center at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Horseperson of the Year. Malinowski was presented with the 2009 Governor’s Trophy on Sunday, Jan. 31 at the 53rd Annual New Jersey Breeder’s Luncheon in Mount Holly, an event which celebr

A full-time farrier, Travis Burns of Marshall, Va., has joined the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. Burns’ arrival also brings the addition of equine podiatry services in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

In his new position, Burns will offer specialized shoeing and hoof care for horses.

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The basic strategies for general anesthesia in horses–gas (inhalant) vs. injectable (intravenous) medication–might soon be sharing and/or trading places on the popularity scale, according to Ann Wagner, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVA, ACVP, professor of veterinary clinical sciences at Colorado State University. She discussed balancing general and intravenous anesthetics in horses at the 2009 American

Law enforcement authorities in Parker County, Texas, hope the offer of a $10,700 cash reward will result in the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the shooting death of a young Quarter Horse last month.

On Jan. 24 ranch hands discovered the 7-month-old filly dead in its Weatherford pasture. The horse had been shot between the eyes at close range with a high-powere

Polyglycan, the novel formulation made up of hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate, and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (HACSAG), is labeled for intra-articular post-surgical lavage and replacement of synovial fluid. It is not currently marketed or approved as a drug in the United States, although it is manufactured here in an FDA-inspected and -approved facility. Treatment goals for osteoarthritis are to

Thoroughbred owner Michael Gill, ejected from Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course Feb. 2 by order of the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission, said he has no intention of backing away from an announcement he’s leaving the business because it’s the only way to prove he’s not the problem.

Gill, the 2009 leading owner by races won and earnings with more than 2,2

A donated breeding to Mister Big, a Standardbred sensation, raised $6,500 for Equine Guelph, the horse owners’ and care givers’ non-profit education center at the University of Guelph. The breeding was donated by the horse’s owner, Joe Muscara Jr.

“We are 150 years into a grand experiment of developing a horse that can pull a cart real fast. Most of that time, we

Rabies is one of those diseases you want to avoid at all costs–it’s rapidly progressive, fatal, and can be transmitted from your horse (or any other infected animal) to you. While vaccines are available for horses, no data was published on their efficacy in the literature until December 2009.

At the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention, held Dec

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting a horse near Weatherford, Texas.

Reports indicate a ranch employee found the horse dead in its pasture Jan. 30. The Parker County Sheriff’s Office said the horse had been shot between