Latest News – The Horse
Free Horse Health Record Keeper Available
Regular vaccinations, deworming, and farrier visits can help prevent damaging and costly diseases. To help you keep track of it all, Merial is offering a free horse health record, available at select veterinary clinics and retailers nationwide.
California Wildfires: Keep Horses Healthy in Smoky Conditions
Wildfires continue to burn in California, renewing concerns about the effects of smoke-filled air on equine health.
“Exercise (in a smoky environment) or excessive exposure to smoke may compromise a horse for weeks or months to come,” said
Barn Quarantined, Training Continues at Charles Town
One barn is on lockdown and movement of horses on or off the grounds has ceased, but training continues at Charles Town Races and Slots. The track instituted the precautions after a horse in its stabling area displayed neurologic signs considere
Dechra Veterinary Products’ irap Therapy
Dechra Veterinary Products (Dechra) is now shipping the patented irap therapy system to U.S. equine veterinarians. irap uses the horse’s own blood and natural healing mechanisms, and it is an innovative treatment for equine osteoarthritis.
Curlin’s Owner Asking Fans to Help Determine Course of Career
Jess Jackson, whose Stonestreet Stable is majority owner of Horse of the Year Curlin, is appealing to the horse’s fans to help him decide which direction he should take with the colt’s campaign for the remainder of 2008.
On the Stonestreet
Petastic Naturals
Petastic Naturals brings you a line of eco-friendly products for animals that are 100% natural, biodegradable and sustainable. The plant-based line of pet products is petroleum-free, isopropyl alcohol-free, ammonia-free, chlorine-free, dye-free,
Avoiding Hazardous Horseplay
Swiss researchers have released new data on risk factors and prevention measures for some of the greatest dangers to horses: other horses.
Anyone who has spent time on a farm with more than one horse could tell you that bites and kicks are
Hazards Could be Hidden in Hay
Just 24 hours after Betsy Bueno of Santa Rosa, Calif., began feeding her horses a new batch of hay, one colicked and began to show neurologic signs. Within days, two of her 12 horses required euthanasia and seven were showing similar clinical
Scratch n All
Animent has created its first animal care product, Scratch n All, a high-quality, silicone rubber scratching and grooming pad created to allow animals to safely satisfy the need to self-groom and scratch. The pads are designed for use in stables
Kentucky Racing Group Approves Toe Grab Horseshoe Ban
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission July 14 unanimously approved regulations that would prohibit the use of horseshoes with toe grabs on front feet of horses racing in the state.
The regulation, which still must go through a public comment
Large Animal Emergency Rescue Course Offered at KHP
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute will offer extensive three-day training courses in large animal emergency rescue techniques August 18-20, and August 22-24, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. This training is designed to educate first
More Than $1 Million in Equestrian Aid Distributed
More than $1 million has been raised and distributed by 12-year-old nonprofit the Equestrian Aid Foundation (EAF), the group recently announced. This money is used to support equestrians with life-threatening illnesses or injuries. It provides
Exotic Tastes: Equine Flavor Preferences
Does your horse have a favorite flavor?
Eight research horses in England did. Deborah Goodwin, BSc, PhD, research director of Applied Animal Behaviour Programmes at the University of Southampton, set out to discover what flavors horses
Mysteries of Equine Herpesvirus-1 Shedding
While it’s widely hypothesized that horses shed equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) during times of stress and illness, researchers on a new study say that critically ill horses with acute gastrointestinal disease (colic or colitis) in a veterinary hospital
Movement Restrictions Enacted at West Virginia Racetrack
Movement of horses on or off the grounds of Charles Town Races and Slots has been called to a halt after a horse there displayed neurologic signs. The track is located in Charles Town, W.V.
“The track has imposed a quarantine to keep any
World Games Foundation CEO Resigns
Jack Kelly, CEO of the World Games 2010 Foundation, has resigned his post, effective July 31, according to an article on Kentucky.com. Kelly cited “several personal reasons” for his
