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Happy Holidays from The Horse Herd
Happy holidays from the staff of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care. We look forward to another year of bringing you the latest news on equine health care, management, welfare, new advances in veterinary medicine, and research.
Thanks to all of those who help us to produce this resource year-round, from the vets and researchers who help us to translate, to the readers
Happy Holidays from Herd
Happy holidays from the staff of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care. We look forward to another year of bringing you the latest news on equine health care, management, welfare, new advances in veterinary medicine, and research.
Laminitis Conference an Important Step
A devastating disease made a household word by a famous horse, laminitis is an inflammatory and extremely painful condition affecting the soft tissues between the hoof and coffin bone (laminae). This condition, which eventually claimed the life
Risk Factors for Catastrophic Fractures
At the American Association of Equine Practitioner’s Blue-Ribbon Panel Research Meeting in Ft. Collins, Colo., Ellen Singer, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVS and ECVS, MRCVS (epidemiology), of the University of Liverpool, discussed identifying risk factors
Michigan Lawmakers Pass Bill to Increase Animal Cruelty Penalties
Michigan lawmakers recently passed legislation that will significantly strengthen penalties for the most severe cases of animal neglect. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released a statement praising this action.
The new law,
Staving off Laminitis with a Buffer Solution
The principle behind using a buffer solution to stave off laminitis is based on acidity of the equine gut and its effects on enzyme activity. When a horse gets an overload of carbohydrate, the acidity in his gut increases dramatically due to ferment
University of Georgia Vet School Seeking Items for Benefit Auction
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine?s Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association is seeking donations for a benefit auction at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia Visitor?s Center on Saturday, Feb. 16.
Alltech to Address Elevated Feed Costs during Lecture Tour
Alltech will begin its annual North American Lecture Tour (NALT) Jan. 7, 2008. The tour theme is “The Feed Cost Puzzle: Performance or Profitability,” and the event will provide a forum to share and learn how the latest technologies and
New Variables Identified as West Nile Risk Factors
Based on a recent retrospective study performed at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan, Canada, three major risk factors that are completely outside of a horse owner’s control contribute to the mortality rate of West Nile
Horse Associations Meet to Discuss Direction of Western Pleasure
They came to discuss one of the oldest and most traditional classes offered by the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and National Snaffle Bit Association(NSBA). And discuss they did. By the time the group of nearly 70 professionals, who cam
Mustangs Patrol U.S.-Canada Border
Astride sturdy mustangs named “Okanogan” and “Spurs,” U.S. Border Patrol agents Darrel Williams and Justin Hefker ride quietly along a ridgeline above the Similkameen River valley.
The mustangs are among a dozen the Border Patrol’s Spokane
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Questions Raised about Dead Horses Dumped Outside Kuwait Equestrian Clubs
At least 14 horses have been found dead in front of two equestrian centers in Kuwait, according to Kuwaiti news reports, an animal protection organization, and a local resident. Many of the horses appear to have died from gunshot wounds to the
American Quarter Horses Rewarded for Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Performance
The dust has settled at Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center from the 49th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR), and the fans’ votes are counted for the Fort Dodge Champion American Quarter Horses of the WNFR.
American Quarter Horses carry the
Wyoming Horse, Rider Celebrate 1,000 Miles of Endurance Riding
It’s an unlikely story of a 25-year-old mare and her 62-year-old rider competing on the endurance ride circuit.
Over a seven-year span, the duo, starting at age 18 and 54 respectively, completed more than 1,000 miles. The horse is now
University of Minn. Offers Regional Horse Owner Education Days in 2008
The University of Minnesota Horse Team is offering five regional horse owner education programs throughout the state in February and March 2008.
Each program offers unbiased, research-based information and knowledgeable speakers identified
