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Barn, Stall, and Fence Maintenance
Take a closer look at your barn and property and ensure it’s safe for horses and handlers.
Bone Chips in Joints
Bone chips in a horse’s movable joints can compromise the animal’s ability to perform, and, in some cases, they can even end the animal’s career. However, not all bone chips are created equal.
Heeding Quarantine
Quarantine is one of the oldest infectious disease control measures.
Cryptorchid Concerns
I have a 24-month-old Azteca colt that has dropped only one testicle so far.
Sinister Sands
Earlier this month we reported on a sad incident on a French beach in which a horse and rider fell into decomposing green algae. Toxic
EHV-1 Quarantine Lifted at Pennsylvania Stable
A quarantine at Rolling Hills Ranch stable in Bridgeville, Allegheny County, Pa., has been lifted after samples collected from all 116 horses there tested negative for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1, or EHV-1, said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff .
The quarantine was established on July 20 when at least three horses tested positive for the neurologic form of EHV-1. The
Gastric Cancer in Horses: Researchers Scope out the Details
Abdominal tumors are only rarely diagnosed in horses, but the amount of time horses usually survive after such a finding is shockingly short. Because the signs of gastric cancer are vague, diagnosing gastric cancer in horses can be challenging. Often, even narrowing the problem down to the stomach in a timely fashion proves to be near impossible.
To better describe what a horse
South Carolina Horse Shot in Pasture
The owner of a bay Quarter Horse mare found dead in her Anderson, S.C., pasture Friday morning said he believes the animal was killed with a captive bolt, the Independent Mail reported.
Horse owner Monte Beasley said the mare named Katie was out in her pasture when she
Horse Sales: Cribbing Can Break the Deal
Even when a stalled, cribbing horse is turned out to pasture, they often continue to crib on the fencing or water troughs. It’s also interesting to note that some experts think cribbing can be a pleasurable sensation for horses and act as a stress reliever.
Graduating Vet Students Encouraged to Pursue Research Careers
Private practice isn’t for everyone, but for graduating veterinary students facing an average of $120,000 in debt, it often is the only logical choice. A new program–the Pfizer Animal Health-Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) Veterinary Fellowship for Advanced Study–gives current practitioners necessary financial support while they pursue a veterinary research career. The program commits a
Basking in the glow of SRO!
It was standing-room only the other night at Equine ER’s first bookstore reading at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington. Thanks to all of you who were
Racetrack Veterans Look for Luck in Odd Customs and Beliefs
In the modern world of speed figures, tracking devices, and sheets handicapping, just about any racetracker will tell you making it into the hallowed ground of the winner’s circle might depend more on cats, birds, bugs, peanuts, popcorn, and pennies.
And those are just a few icons of a virtual pantheon of superstitions that many owners, trainers, jockeys, and fans either rely on with
Horses Top Kentucky Agriculture Receipts in 2008
Cash receipts from sales of horses and stud fees in Kentucky again made equines the top agriculture product in 2008, according to state agriculture commissioner Richie Farmer.
Horse sales and stud fees totaled $1.08 billion, down 4% from 2007, as Kentucky farmers reported a record $4.84 billion in farm gate cash receipts in 2008.
“Our producers keep raising the bar year after year,”
Los Angeles Horse Owners Evacuating Ahead of Fire
Horse owners in the path of the Station fire are urged to bring their animals to Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills, the Los Angeles Times reported. The previous site, the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Griffith Park, was filled as
Tendons Show Improved Healing with Glycosaminoglycan Polysulfate
Injecting glycosaminoglycan polysulfate directly into lesions of the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) significantly improves reorganization of the tendon’s collagen bundles during the healing process, report Brazilian veterinary researchers.
Tendon injuries are an important source of lameness and decreased performance in horses. Despite aggressive management, there is a high rate
Hurricane Katrina Remembered
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the horrible destruction caused by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi. (For our cover story from 2005 read “Enduring Chaos”.)
The Horse and TheHorse.com were active participants in the coverage and animal relief efforts after the
