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Complementary Medicine: Adding Weapons to the Veterinary Arsenal
As the human population turns more to nontraditional modalities such as acupuncture and chiropractic, it’s only natural for the trend to carry over into equine medicine. Ed Boldt, DVM, owner of Performance Horse Complementary Medicine Services i
Santa Anita Closing Main Track to Examine Drainage Issue
Santa Anita Park, currently open for training only, will close its main track Dec. 3-10 to examine its new Cushion Track surface due to problems with drainage.
The move comes just a month before the start of the Santa Anita winter/spring
Horse Health News Video: Ryder Report for Nov. 28
Watch the Nov. 28 edition of the Ryder Report.
This week’s stories include a report on a surge in the number of cases of
Kentucky Extension, Conservation Service Team Up for Best Grazing
Partnerships allow two people or entities to pool their strengths, with the combination stronger than either could be on their own. The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and federal Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) have
British Court Upholds Ban on Foxhunting with Dogs
The image of Britons in scarlet coats galloping over fields as their dogs chase foxes is fixed in the popular imagination. But Britain’s highest court ruled Wednesday that laws banning the hunts must stand.
Hunters had appealed two bans: on
Video News: AAEP Convention 2007
TheHorse.com and sponsor Pfizer Animal Health have created a 17-video library of news, interviews, and products from the 2007 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, the largest gathering of equine veterinarians in the world.
BLM Gathers 850 Horses from Wyoming Land
The Bureau of Land Managed gathered about 850 wild horses this month in southwest Wyoming. The agency had wanted to delay the roundups until next year but proceeded after the state protested.
The roundups from the adjacent Little Colorado
Equine Flu: Portion of New South Wales Reclassified as Lower Risk
The campaign by the government of New South Wales (NSW) to rid the state of equine influenza reached another milestone yesterday, when a further 10 million hectares (38,600 square miles) were reclassified from high risk (amber) to lower risk
Neighbors Helping Alabama Man Care for Malnourished Horses
Authorities charged a Limestone County, Ala., man with animal cruelty after four allegedly starving horses were found on about an acre of property in the Piney Chapel community.
Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely said two mares and one
Manager of Illegal Horse Track to Avoid Jail Time
A Texas man who admitted to being the general manager of an illegal horse racing track in Love County, Okla., will avoid prison time under a plea deal reached with prosecutors.
Jesus “Jesse” Romero, 46, pleaded guilty Monday to 47 felony
John Henry ‘Moneigh’ on eBay
One of the last “Moneigh” paintings done by the late John Henry is up for bids in an eBay auction held by ReRun, the ex-racehorse adoption program.
Previously, Moneighs by the two-time Horse of the Year have been sold online, but it is
Laminitis Pain Might Originate from Different Source
Scottish researchers have discovered that neuropathic pain–damage to the sensory neurons innervating the foot–might play an import role in the chronic pain experienced by laminitic horses.
This finding could explain why horses with
Mental Health Hot Lines Help Farmers Deal with Drought
American farmers no longer have to stoically face all that Mother Nature and the economy can dish out. At least eight states offer free mental health hot lines to assist farmers and producers through difficult patches. During times of exceptiona
Equine Fertility Unit Fittings to be Auctioned
Veterinarians and horse owners in the market for turnout blankets, grooming kits, or even a tractor, an autoclave, or desiccating oven can attend a Dec. 1 auction featuring the fittings of the University of Cambridge’s now-defunct Equine
Insulin Levels Might Help Measure Likelihood of Laminitis
Researchers have found that administering fructan carbohydrates or dexamethasone might be a useful method to identify ponies at risk of developing laminitis. Their report was recently published in the Journal of the American Veterinary
Malibu Wildfire Mostly Contained
Favorable weather and an aerial assault early helped firefighters nearly contain a blaze Monday that destroyed dozens of homes along winding canyon roads, the second major fire here in as many months.
A cool breeze blowing in from the
