Latest News – The Horse
ELISA Blood Test for Equine Pregnancy Tracking Available
Horsemen have a new option when checking mares for pregnancy this breeding season. Biotracking, a company created by Garth Sasser, PhD, a professor of animal science at the University of Idaho, came up with a blood test for ruminants (BioPRYN) a few years ago. Now BioPRYNes, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test that detects estrone sulfate molecules in blood, is available for
Loomix Equine Plant is First to be AFIA Certified
The equine production facility of Cattleman’s Choice Loomix, LLC in Johnstown, CO has become the first equine health production facility to be certified by the Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program administered by the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA).
Becoming Safe Feed/Safe Food-certified means the facility demonstrates and ensures continuous improvements in delivering
Australians Attend Kentucky Large-Animal Rescue Training
Large-animal emergency rescue training continues growing in popularity around the globe, according to Mark Cole, managing member for USRider, a roadside assistance plan designed with horse owners in mind. Awareness of the issue was at a far lower ebb in 2002.
“We found that emergency responders, while trained experts in human rescue and extrication, had no training in large-animal
3-Strikes Mustang Adoptions Ongoing
More than 70 of the allegedly neglected horses and burros found at a Morrill County, Neb., ranch have found new homes through Habitat for Horses, a Texas-based equine protection organization. Placement efforts are continuing for the more than 50 mares, which will be moved to the Cheyenne Stockyards in Wyoming. The males, both geldings and stallions, will be moved to Black Beauty Ranch, a
Pennsylvania Racing to Regulate Corticosteroids
The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission has adopted a policy whereby administration of corticosteroids in horses must be stopped seven days prior race day.
The regulation takes effect June 1, according to a policy directive signed May 4. The PHRC unanimously voted for the regulation April 15.
Corticosteroids–those
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Never-Ending Vet Costs
OK. Now let’s get into the real hands-on cost-saving. Last week’s introduction hopefully got your mind thinking (or stressing) about reducing your equine expenses. This
Heaves Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention: AAEP 2008
The discussion covered a number of areas, including the pathophysiology of recurrent airway obstruction (RAO, also called heaves) and its diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Hoof Trimming Intervals (Book Excerpt)
How often a horse needs trimming depends on many factors, particularly how fast his hooves grow.
After the Flood: Returning Horses to Sodden Stables
After a flood, stalls and paddocks need to be cleaned and disinfected before horses can go back to those areas.
Derby Starter Desert Party to Have Bone Chip Removed
Kentucky Derby also-ran Desert Party will have surgery for a bone chip in his left front ankle and is sidelined indefinitely.
The 3-year-old colt, owned by Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin, finished 14th behind Mine That Bird in the May 2 Derby at Churchill Downs.
Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said he doesn’t expect the injury to be career threatening. The chip was discovered
Injury to Scratched Derby Favorite I Want Revenge More Serious
The injury that kept I Want Revenge out of the May 2 Kentucky Derby will keep him from racing for months and threaten his career if he doesn’t respond well to therapy, the horse’s veterinarian said May 5.
Foster Northrop, DVM, said swelling in I Want Revenge’s right front ankle, once considered only mild, progressed over the weekend, and an ultrasound and MRI showed additional ligament
Montana Slaughter Law Could Face Challenges
A new Montana state law invites private investors to develop horse slaughter facilities in that state. But opponents say compliance and court challenges might discourage prospective investors from ever breaking ground on plant projects.
Derby Winner Prepares for Preakness
Mine That Bird, winner of the Kentucky Derby for Double Eagle Ranch and Buena Suerte Equine, back-tracked to the paddock tunnel and then loped once around a “fast” Churchill Downs main track Tuesday under exercise rider Charlie Figueroa before the renovation break.
Trainer Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr. liked what he saw and said Mine That Bird would lope around twice on Wednesday.
University of Florida Vet Faculty Work to Solve Polo Pony Mystery
Postmortem testing conducted by University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine pathologists and toxicologists on a group of prized polo horses that collapsed and died April 19 in Wellington, Fla., drew international attention, with riveted members of the public and the press wanting answers about the mysterious cause of death.
Blood and tissue samples were gathered from 15 horses o
