Latest News – The Horse
Maintain Trailer Breakaway Systems for Safe Hauling
Emergency breakaway systems lock trailer brakes automatically if the trailer becomes disconnected from the tow vehicle. Maintaining this equipment is an aspect of trailer maintenance you don’t want to overlook, although hopefully you’ll never
Five Vets Win Trip to AAEP Resort Symposium
Through its Legend Down Under Sweepstakes, Bayer Equine recently awarded five veterinarians the trip of a lifetime and the opportunity to log hours of CE credits at the Bayer-sponsored AAEP Resort Symposium in Gold Coast, Australia. The meeting wil
Honduras Horse Program Needs Help
Amigos de Jes?s, an orphanage in Macuelizo, Honduras, is asking for some help from horse owners this Christmas season. The group has an agricultural program, which includes equine husbandry. They currently have seven horses, two burros, and two
AAEP Racing Task Force Puts the Horse First
“We have a crisis in Thoroughbred racing,” stated Scott Palmer, VMD, of New Jersey, a past president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and head of the AAEP Racing Task Force.
The AAEP Racing Task Force was conceived
Keeneland Reviews 2008 Equine Contributions
Keeneland announced its 2008 contributions at its annual holiday luncheon Dec. 16, reporting for the first time funding for community and charitable organizations as well as the association’s reinvestment in equine-related initiatives.
Contagious Equine Metritis Case Could Impact Horse Transport
State and federal agriculture officials announced Dec. 16 that a Quarter Horse stallion standing at stud in Kentucky has tested positive for contagious equine metritis (CEM). As the
Sport Horse Veterinary Symposium to Run with WEG
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and Alltech will sponsor a sport horse symposium for veterinarians to be held in conjunction with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The symposium, “Promoting Peak Performance in Equine Athletes,” will
Contagious Equine Metritis Reported in Kentucky Stallion
State and federal agriculture officials are investigating a case of contagious equine metritis (CEM) in a Quarter Horse in Central Kentucky.
The 16-year-old stallion tested
Kentucky Racing Looks to Streamline Equine Paperwork
Problems associated with having the necessary paperwork transferred in an efficient and timely matter for horses that move from state to state to compete were the focal point of discussion at the Dec. 15 meeting of the Kentucky Horse Racing
Animal Stress Course Finds High Interest
There is considerable interest in finding out how, and particularly why, animals react to stress the way they do. Denmark’s Aarhus University reports that applications to a new PhD course, developed by two scientists from the Faculty of
Some Wild Mares to Receive Contraceptives
About 70 wild mares from the Cedar Mountain herd in Utah will receive the contraceptive porcine zona pellucida (PZP) as part of a joint effort between the Bureau of Land
Vet Teaching Horse Retires After 24 Years on the Job
Sugar, a 27-year-old Spanish Barb horse, has played a role in the education of almost all of the 2,109 doctor of veterinary medicine graduates from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech during her 24 year
Rescue Horse a Contender for Horse of the Year Title
Jamaica, a 17-year-old combined driving horse who helped owner Chester Weber win a silver medal at the FEI World Championships in The Netherlands, has made a place for himself in history as a rescue horse who has gone on to do great things. Now
Test Reveals Arabian Sire as Carrier of Neurologic Disorder
An Arabian horse breeding operation announced a stallion is a carrier of cerebellar abiotrophy.
Racing Task Force Calls for More Staff, Drug Lab
A 70-plus-page document (link directs to a 1.84 MB PDF) released Dec. 15 by the Governor’
Court Upholds FEI Drug Test Verdict
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Dec. 12 upheld an earlier ruling by the Tribunal of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) in the case of Irish rider Jessica K?rten. K?rten’s horse, Castle Forbes Maike, tested positive for
