Latest News – The Horse
New Tool for Counting Sperm
Equine practitioners now have a new, accurate tool for measuring stallion fertility–the NucleoCounter SP-100 fluorescence-based instrument. While it is more expensive than some instruments currently used for counting sperm, it is accurate and easy
Undefeated Mare Peppers Pride Moves to Kentucky
On a warm and windy overcast morning March 6, trainer Joel Marr stood pensive in the shedrow of his undefeated world record holder Peppers Pride’s new home at Nathan Fox’s Richland Hills Farm near Midway, Ky. Although in less than 24 hours, he
ICU Special Report: Week 2
This is our second week of looking at the intensive care unit of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital. In the first photo, a foal with
Wunder Hoof All-Natural Hoof Care
Wunder Hoof All-Natural Growth Stimulant and Hoof Conditioner is a quick, easy and affordable way to prevent and treat hoof problems by building thicker walls and maintaining healthy hooves.
The essential oils in Wunder Hoof act as a
Middleburg, Va., Equine Training Center Drug Bust
An alleged cocaine ring was broken when Virginia State Police and Loudoun County authorities staged an early-morning raid March 8 the Middleburg Training Center in Virginia according to an article on
Washington State University Equine Scholarship Named for Top Vet
The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine has established a $25,000 scholarship in equine internal medicine in the name of the vet school’s Dean Warwick Bayly, BVSc, MS, PhD. Bayly has often assisted The Horse
Horse Left for Dead in Arizona Needs Your Help
An abused and starved horse was dropped at a home in Mesa, Ariz., and the women and vet clinic caring for him are seeking donations to save his life.
Evidence Shows Horses Domesticated Earlier Than Thought
Research indicates the Botai culture, on the steppes of what is now northern Kazakhstan, domesticated horses about 5,500 years ago. That’s 1,000 years earlier than was previously believed.
Breeding The Problem Mare With AI
“In my opinion, a mare that fails to become pregnant by AI with good semen quality and does so by natural cover without human intervention is an example of poor or inadequate breeding management by the personnel performing the AI,” said Samper.
Fourth Wisconsin Stallion Tests Positive for CEM
A fourth stallion in Wisconsin has tested positive for contagious equine metritis, or CEM, a treatable reproductive disease of horses. One mare has also tested positive in the state.
Emergency Preparedness for Eventing
In general, event horses are subject to tendon and ligament injuries, lacerations and trauma, hyperthermia (overheating), hypoxia (low oxygen), tying-up, electrolyte depletion, exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage, and other speed-related problems.
AHC Hopes to Direct Stimulus Funds to Horse Trails
The American Horse Council has asked the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management to use stimulus funding for trails.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 appropriates more than $1.7 billion fo
Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning
Aluminum phosphide is an indoor fumigant used to kill insects in most, if not all, of the stored grains we and our horses are exposed to. Like most pesticides, it can cause major problems in unintended species when used incorrectly.
2007 Agriculture Census Finds More, Smaller Farms
In the past five years, the number of farms in the United States has grown 4% and the operators of those farms have become more diverse, according to results of the 2007 Census of Agriculture recently released by the USDA’s National Agricultural
Marion DuPont Scott EMC Cares for Foals At Risk
Welcoming a healthy foal can be a challenge when the mare or the foal has health problems. At Virginia Tech’s Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center, expert faculty and staff have experience in helping achieve a good birthing outcome as well
Frozen Semen Use in Barren Mares
To rectify the lack of information problem, Barbacini and colleagues launched a study to determine the fertility of barren mares inseminated with either fresh or frozen-thawed semen. Researchers investigated the effects of mare age and uterine fluid
