Latest News – The Horse
Pro-Ride Touts Liquid Binder to Fix Track Surface Drainage Program
Ian Pearse of Pro-Ride Racing Australia stands ready to begin fixing Santa Anita’s beleaguered Cushion Track surface as soon as the final race is completed Feb. 3.
“On Sunday afternoon after the races, we’ll harrow the track and break up
UT College of Veterinary Medicine Announces Open House
The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine will hold its annual Open House Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The free event will take place on the UT agricultural campus, located on Neyland Drive in
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?
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
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,
Ileus: When the Gut Stops
Ileus is one of the leading postoperative causes of death in horses.
Tips to Predicting a Foal’s Arrival
Familiarity with the foaling process and your mare is crucial to predicting birth, but you also can employ sensors, alarms, and video monitoring systems.
Working With a Nutritionist
Using a qualified equine nutritionist can help you manage your horses to live and work better.
Becoming a Behaviorist
Veterinarians and nonveterinarians can pursue this growing field.
What does it require to pursue a career as an animal behavioral consultant? I’ve heard the question a number of times.
Pawing Problem
Is there a humane method for breaking my 4-year-old Missouri Fox Trotter mare from pawing?
‘Loved’ to Death?
We must do the best we can to create an environment where our horses can thrive physically and mentally.
Horses weren’t designed to be “apartment dwellers,” said a horseman friend
Cold Weather Nutrition
Cold and inclement weather conditions present special challenges for the horse. Whether a horse is turned out or exercised regularly, you need to focus on his nutritional requirements. Horses are naturally well-adapted to thrive in frigid weather
Beanie, A Public Servant
Ignore adversity. If it were possible for a horse to have a motivational motto, this might be Beanie’s choice. Despite a life fraught with challenges, the mare has stood tall, both literally and figuratively, and many people have reaped the rewards
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
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
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
