Latest News – The Horse
Jewell, The New Horse, Has Arrived!
My daughter arrived yesterday with my new horse, Jewell! She’s a 7-year-old sorrel Quarter Horse mare. She’s ranch-bred, has worked cattle, been trail ridden in
Lisa Wilcox on Saddle Fit: Horse Tip Daily Episode 73
International dressage rider Lisa Wilcox is co-host of the Dressage Radio Show and does a tip of the week when she is on that show
Part 4 of Marching Orders: Released from prison
On Thursday in Part 3 of this excerpt from the new book Equine ER, Marching Orders, the stoic Thoroughbred with the big heart, ran into
Disease Defense: National Veterinary Stockpile
The introduction of a damaging animal disease like foot-and-mouth could devastate American animal agriculture, harm the economy, and, for zoonotic reasons, threaten the public’s health. Having enough resources for a rapid response is crucial.
The National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS), part of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Veterinary Services, exists to provide
Remembering Deceased Horses; Equine Guelph Launches Memorial Feature
A new memorial program that celebrates the lives of horses has been launched through Equine Guelph. Hoofprints honors the memory of deceased horses through stories and pictures on Equine Guelph’s Web site.
“As horse owners ourselves, we at Equine Guelph understand what it’s like to suffer the loss of a
Kentucky Tracks Request Fewer Racing Days
Citing decreases in purses and the local horse population, Kentucky Thoroughbred racetracks requested a greatly pared down live racing schedule for 2010.
A Kentucky Horse Racing Commission committee discussed the requests Oct. 26. The full KHRC will vote on the requests at its Oct. 27 meeting.
In all, 206 dates are sought for 2010, down from the 273 requested for 2009. Modifications
Merial Becomes AAEP Educational Partner
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) today announced the addition of Merial as an Educational Partner. The Educational Partner includes a group of 11 corporations dedicated to providing resources and support for education programs to AAEP member veterinarians and horse owners to improve the health and welfare of the horse.
“We are proud to partner with an organization
Western Saddle Fit Study in Progress at New Mexico State University
The Agricultural Marketing group at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M., has undertaken the first scientific saddle fit study of Western performance saddles. Using a force sensor array (FSA) pressure pad, which shows exactly how the saddle applies contact to the horse, different levels of pressure are shown in different colors and in three dimensions.
Using this latest
Seized Texas Horses Returned to Owner
More than 30 horses removed from a petting zoo at a Texas feed store will be returned to their owner.
Dallas County law enforcement authorities and SPCA of Texas personnel removed the 35 horses and more than 300 other animals from Earnest Kearney, owner of the Kearney Store in Sunnyvale, Texas, on Oct. 6.
On Friday,
Vision of UK Equine Initiative Leader Recognized
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s Nancy Cox, MS, PhD, will be one of Kentucky’s visionaries and innovators honored at Bluegrass Tomorrow’s 20th Anniversary Vision Awards/InnoVision Breakfast Oct. 30 at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington.
Cox, associate dean for research in UK’s College of Agriculture, Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station director and administrative
First Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Conference Coming in March
The UC Davis Center for Equine Health, in collaboration with the Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center, and the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, is pleased to announce the 1st North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Conference to be held March 5-6, 2010, in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley just east of Santa Barbara, Calif.
The conference is intended to be a two-day working meeting
Foal Exercise Might Prevent Future Bone Injuries
Tailored exercise programs involving habitual low-intensity loading during early development could reduce the prevalence of osteochondral injury later in life, said a group of veterinary orthopedic researchers.
According to the researchers, “The positive effect of exercise on bone mineral density has been documented extensively in several species, including the horse.”
The
AAEP’s Resort Symposium Blends Learning, Adventure for Equine Veterinarians
Tropical adventures, intimate lectures and world-renowned speakers will highlight the American Association of Equine Practitioners� 12th Annual Resort Symposium, Jan. 24-26, 2010, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Bayer Healthcare–Animal Health Division, an AAEP Educational Partner, is the symposium sponsor.
This one-of-a-kind meeting, to be held at the Hilton Papagayo Resort and
Racehorse Researchers Could Learn from Dairy Industry, Scientist Says
Horses are cows, said veterinary researcher N. Edward Robinson, BVetMed, PhD, MRCVS, Matilda R. Wilson Chair in Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University.
Well, what Robinson actually said was that the “racehorse and modern dairy cow have several things in common.” Both have been genetically selected for performance via a small number of popular sires, performance relie
Carl Hester joins Lisa Wilcox: Dressage Radio Episode 22
Carl Hester joins Lisa Wilcox as our guest this week. The popular British team rider recounts his best season to date which concluded with a
Win a Trip to the World Equestrian Games
Calling all creative writers: Bayer Animal Health is sponsoring an "Enjoy the Ride" essay contest whose prize is a trip for two to the 2010
