Latest News – The Horse
Emergency C-Section
With the right care, mare and foal can survive this critical event.
The first step in the decision to do a Caesarean section is that all other forms of help have been exhausted. Often,
Seasonal Tack Touch-Ups
The days will soon begin to get longer and the riding bug will start to bite–it’s almost time to dust off your saddle and deep clean your furry beast of a horse. But will
Genetic Test for “Sow Mouth”?
Is there a genetic test to find out if my horse’s “sow mouth” is hereditary or a growth problem?
Hitting the Road for Education
Take more than 1,000 veterinarians and veterinary students from around the globe, some armed with presentations representing thousands of hours worth of equine research, and add to it some tartan, bagpipes, and Scottish fare. Drop it all into a
NuTopicals Heal-A-Horse Kit
This three step wound care system is packaged for the barn, tack box, or trailer. The kit contains the ingredients for antiseptic cleansing of a wound, a spray to help keep the wound free from infection
OsteoChon Paste and Powder
OsteoChon Paste and Powder (paste, 60 cc. syringe; powder, 40 oz.), a unique veterinarian-developed formulation of specific ingredients designed to support bone, joint, and cartilage development in foals and yearlings.
Breeder Alert Pouch
If you have a pregnant mare, want to be there when she is giving birth, and are tired of staying up all night, Breeder Alert foaling monitors, will alert you to the impending birth. Breeder Alert will notify you through a pager or call you
MacKinnon Ice Horse Boots Evendura Wrap
The First+Ice inserts remain cold at therapeutic levels for up to two hours, while the horse eats or rests comfortably in his stall. As the legs remain dry, there is no risk of skin irritation or bacterial, fungal and hoof.
Five Miniature Horses Attacked by Dogs, One Killed
A Miniature Horse used for therapy work was killed and four others were injured Thursday after an attack by two pit bull terriers.
The horses, which each weigh between 100 and 150 pounds, suffered bites to their legs, bodies, and
Michigan State Hosting Talk on Joint Injections
Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine will be hosting an equine health lecture on the use and abuse of intra-articular joint treatments.
The seminar will take place Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Veterinary
Virginia Tech Equine Medical Center Hosts Pony Club Members
According to a USDA equine survey, Virginia was home to an estimated 215,000 horses in 2006. It comes as no surprise that in a state so heavily populated with horses, many children are fascinated with learning to care for the animals. One
Kentucky Teens Sentenced in Horse Shooting Incident
Two Pike County, Ky., teenagers are behind bars for charges connected with a 2007 shooting spree that left three horses dead and another eight injured. The pair appeared in court in Pike County on Jan. 31 after their
Judge Awards Seized Virginia Horses to County
A Loudoun County general district judge determined at a hearing held Jan. 30 that 48 seized Thoroughbreds will remain in county custody. The horses were seized in a raid on a Middleburg, Va., farm on Jan. 22, after local officials and
Racing Group Endorses Deadline for Steroid Rule Adoption
Members of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium haven’t backed away from a call for regulation of anabolic steroids in racehorses, but on Jan. 31 they endorsed a Dec. 31, 2008, deadline for nationwide adoption of a model rule.
The move
Readers Respond: Encountering EPM
More than 1,300 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Have horses close to you experienced EPM?”
Horse Health News Video: Ryder Report for Jan. 31
Watch the Jan. 31 edition of the Ryder Report.
The report includes coverage of herpesvirus quarantines in Delaware. Othe
