Latest News – The Horse
EquineGenie
GenieCo Inc., introduces a new concept in equine management software with EquinGenie, a comprehensive and easy-to-use program that automatically customizes to the user’s specific requirements and individual entries to manage all aspects of horses
Ponazuril and EPM: An Ounce of Prevention
Researchers at the University of Florida studying equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) recently found that administering ponazuril once every seven days might prevent EPM caused by Sarcocystis neurona.
Equine protozoal
Thrush Off
Thrush Off is natural and non-toxic, and does not burn sensitive or live tissue such as the coronet band or an open wound. The product also heals open wound tissue, and kills thrush on contact.
Laser 3000
The Laser 3000 is an ergonomically designed and lightweight veterinary laser, making it ideal for use by a veterinarian. The unit is ideal to treat horses, greyhounds as well as other animals for various pain conditions and injuries.
The Assure System
Assure Guard and Assure Hoof are granulated products designed to be top-dressed on your horses feed either once or twice per day. Both products start your horse on the path to gastro-intestinal stabilization and health.
One Week Left for 20% Photo Store Discount
To celebrate the launch of its new Pictopia photo store, TheHorse.com is offering a 20% discount on all framed and unframed images for one more week, ending April 30 (enter coupon code THApril20 when checking out).
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Hanging At Home with Rags to Riches
One year ago, Rags to Riches was a superstar on the racetrack and the favorite to win the Kentucky Oaks. Today, she is an expectant mother spending her retirement days at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.
Rags to Riches, owned by Michael Tabor
Virginia Tech Offers New Equine Ophthalmology Service
Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has added an ophthalmology service through an alliance with Scottsdale, Ariz., based Eye Care for Animals. The new offering, which became available on March 4, is provided by Gwendolyn Lynch
Bioabsorbable Cisplatin Beads for Skin Cancers
Skin cancers are seen in horses, and many methods and technologies have been used to treat them. One of the more recent strategies is intralesional chemotherapy, or placing a chemotherapeutic agent directly in the tumor to kill the abnormal cells.
Readers Respond: Shedding Light on Spring Shedding
Nearly 2,400 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you help your horses shed their winter coats?”
