Latest News – The Horse
Texas State Helping Get Horses to Slaughter in Mexico
Horses are filling some state-owned livestock pens along the Texas-Mexico border before they head to a grisly slaughter for their meat in Mexico.
With the only three horse slaughter plants in the United States closed, the industry has
Wise Use of Antibacterial Drugs
Antibiotics and synthetic antibacterial drugs have revolutionized the ability to treat bacterial infections in human and animal patients. These drugs deserve careful use to preserve and optimize their effectiveness. Deciding on a treatment plan
Missouri Large Animal Vet Shortage Prompts Student Loan Program
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt’s proposed budget for next year will include $500,000 to entice more veterinary students to work with farm animals.
A law enacted earlier this year authorized loans of up to $80,000 each for six veterinary students
Georgia Officials Returning Confiscated Zebra to Owner
Ziggy the Zebra is going home to the farm, but it took a lawyer and multiple meetings with a judge to spring him from state custody.
His owner, Christian Gray of Bolingbroke, Ga., reached an agreement Thursday with the Georgia Department of
Trainer Given Yearlong Suspension in Cobra Venom Case
Kentucky racing stewards have suspended trainer Patrick Biancone for one year for numerous violations of the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority’s medication regulations following a hearing Oct. 4. The suspension begins Oct. 15.
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Researchers: African Horse Sickness Could Shift North
As the global climate changes gradually, an equine disease that was once limited to sub-Saharan Africa could reach as far north as England in the near future, according to several European animal health networks.
African horse sickness
Horse Owner Receives VaTech Equine Medical Center Service Award
Shelley Duke, owner and manager of Rallywood Farm in Middleburg, Va., has been named the first recipient of the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center’s Distinguished Service Award.
The accolade was established to
Georgia Vet School Receives Grant for Rabies Vaccine Research
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine was awarded a grant to develop rabies vaccine.
Public Forum Set for Sales Integrity Task Force Recommendations
A public forum on preliminary recommendations by the Sales Integrity Task Force to the Kentucky legislature on auction transparency issues will be held at the Keeneland sale pavilion Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. EDT.
The 36-member task force, which
New Hampshire Mosquito Pools Positive for EEE
New Hampshire state public health officials have announced that four more mosquito pools have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
The pools were in Brentwood, Fremont, Kingston, and Newton. State officials found infected
More than 60 Scholarships to Attend Laminitis Conference Awarded
More than 60 scholarships to attend the Fourth International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot will be awarded to a variety of students, interns,
AHC Supporting Proposed Import Rule Change for Entertainment Horses
The American Horse Council (AHC) has submitted comments supporting the United States Department of Agriculture’s proposed rules to allow horses intended to serve in noncompetitive
New Research on PSSM Prevalence, Heritability in Progress
Researchers with the University of Minnesota have identified polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) in 6-12% of overtly healthy Quarter Horses on six farms involved in a new study. They also said the disease could be more common within certain
What in the World Is Going On with Equine Influenza?
Equine influenza has appeared in Japan for the first time since 1972. The first cases were observed in mid-August, and soon thereafter several hundred clinical cases appeared in multiple training centers. This outbreak prompted the Japan Racing
Jockey Suspended Five Years for Possessing Horse Stimulator
Jockey Roman Chapa recently began serving a five-year suspension issued by the New Mexico Racing Commission after he was found to be in possession of an electrical device. Chapa had appealed the ruling to district court, which on Sept. 11 upheld
Southern Utah Horse Shot Nearly 50 Times
Sherriff’s deputies in Washington County, Utah, are looking for the person who shot a pastured horse last weekend, the Desert Morning News reported.
