Latest News – The Horse
Love the Longears? Mule Days Are Coming!
Mule Day is a week-long celebration held each year in Columbia, Tenn. This year’s event will be Monday March 30 until Sunday April 5. According to the Mule Days muleday.com official Web site, this event started in 1840 as “Breeder’s Day,” a meeting for mule breeders. Organizers say it now attracts more than 200,000 people and take
Rescued North Carolina Mare Healthy, But Her Foal Needs Your Help
Carolina Equine Rescue and Assistance took in Merimba, a 19-year-old gray mare, in July 2008. Besides being emaciated, slightly foundered, and slightly colicky, the mare was pregnant. Through the help of the rescue workers the mare has been doing great.
But her delivery of her colt Pelear three days ago (March 19) was difficult, and a veterinarian had to be called to help the mare
From the Horse’s Mouth: Zoonotic Disease in Equine Practice
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. All of these can infect and cause disease in animals–which is especially noteworthy when you consider that more than 70% of infectious diseases of domestic animals and wildlife can also infect humans.
AQHA Debuts Greener Pastures Program
American Quarter Horse owners love their horses–past, present, and future–and many want to keep track of those horses even after they are sold.
The American Quarter Horse Association developed the Greener Pastures program to reunite breeders and previous owners with horses they remember well. Through the free Greener Pastures program, AQHA members will be able to indicate on a horse’s
Patience and Long, Slow Distance Important for Conditioning Competition Horses
Horses on vacation since October or November, when the owner stopped riding, can’t be expected to perform the way they did in the fall. It’s important to get their cardiovascular systems as well as their bones, muscles and tendons back in shape before pushing them to their maximums. Vacations are great for relaxing and recharging, but in just a little more than three weeks at rest, a
Equine Career Fair to Help Students Prepare for Internships, Workforce
The University of Kentucky Equine Initiative will hold a career fair from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 in Seay Auditorium in the Agricultural Science North building on the UK campus.
Readers Sound Off on Riding Helmet Regulations
More than 1,900 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you think riding helmets should be required by law?”
