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The Bedford County Sheriff’s Department of Shelbyville, Tenn., is forming an equine mounted patrol unit. The department is looking for Tennessee Walking Horse geldings that are 3-8 years old and stand 15-16 hands tall, preferably well-broke and willing to learn.

The Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors’ Association in Lewisburg will be assisting in locating these horses

A barn fire at Indiana Stallion Station near Anderson, Ind., the morning of April 12 resulted in the death of 13 horses and sent three stable employees to hospital.

The fire erupted around 10:30 a.m. on April 12. According to a press release, firefighters from the Chesterfield-Union Township Fire Department were called to the scene, and immediately requested assistance from oth

Resistant Parascaris equorum on Thoroughbred and Standardbred farms to ivermectin and moxidectin was identified in Ontario, Canada.

Rolph de Gannes, an equine veterinarian practicing in Southern Ontario, Canada, had the impression that ivermectin was not removing the equine roundworm Parascaris equorum in foals and weanlings on a Thoroughbred farm. Because resistance of P

The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) are jointly initiating charges against equestrian Michael Morrissey for allegedly violating the organizations’ rules during a combined Grand Prix and World Equestrian Games trial stadium jumping event in Wellington, Fla., in February.

The charges stem from Morrissey

More than 850 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What is included in your spring vaccination protocol?”

The Raleigh, N.C.-based News & Observer reported that a miniature donkey died of rabies last week on a Durham County goat farm. It is unknown how the donkey was exposed to the virus, but animal control officers suspect “Eddie” was infected by a wild animal passing through his pasture.

A measure that allows individuals who are not licensed veterinarians to float horses’ teeth if they meet state certification requirements took another step toward becoming law on April 8 when the Oklahoma House of Representatives approved the state Senate’s final amended version of the bill.

Originally, HB 3202 would also have amended the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act t

The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) announced on Monday the awarding of a $200,000 grant–to be distributed over the next two years–to the San Diego Equine Safety Net Coalition for support of San Diego County’s abandoned and neglected horses.

The application of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to veterinary medicine has revolutionized the way diagnosticians detect infectious agents and genetic markers of non-infectious disease. Confusion frequently encircles this technology due to its novelty and complexity. This article will briefly review the underlying basis of PCR, describe interpretation of results, and discuss its ben

Weanling foals that come down with equine proliferative enteropathy (EPE) will recover if they are treated properly, so owners should look for this emerging disease in sick foals, said Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, associate professor at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine.

Signs of disease include lethargy, weight loss, fever, loose stool,

Odysseus, who finished last under Rajiv Maragh as the 5-1 co-third choice in the April 10 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, has a bone chip in his left front knee according to owner Satish Sanan.

“It’s a bit unusual, it’s rare to have a chip in the back of the knee,” Sanan said. “He must have hyperextended himself in the race.”

Odysseus, whom Sanan p