Latest News – The Horse
Rabies Vaccination Urged in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) is urging residents to ensure their pets, livestock, and horses have been vaccinated against rabies. Rabies cases have reached an all-time high, with 169 animal cases this year compared to 49 animal
Ethanol to Take a Bite out of Equine Food Supplies?
When the time came for Jamie Clifton to stockpile horse feed for the winter at Volunteer Equine Advocates, she found grain prices up and hay expensive and in tight supply. Now, she said, she’s wondering how high horse feed commodity prices can
Report: Damaged Pipe at Lab Caused FMD Outbreak in Britain
Investigators have determined a pipe at a research laboratory facility in southern England caused last month’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Wednesday.
Britain’s Health and Safety Executiv
Audit Criticizes NYC Carriage Horse Conditions
The horses that pull tourists on leisurely carriage rides through Central Park are working without enough water, shade, or oversight from authorities, a city report says.
City agencies haven’t kept up with required veterinary checks and
British Group Calling for Pulling Parties to Remove Toxic Weed
The British Horse Society (BHS) has placed a call for volunteers to organize ragwort-pulling parties during its Ragwort Awareness Week to remove the deadly weed where it is growing on, and near to, grazing land. The second BHS
World Rabies Day to be Held Sept. 8
World Rabies Day, to be held Sept. 8, 2007, is an international event launching global efforts to eliminate rabies. The inaugural event will remind people that rabies is still a
Equine Influenza: 3,208 Horses on 214 Infected Properties
Today (Sept. 6) saw the talley of equine influenza-infected horses and properties rise throughout the day in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, as test results were reported. As of 6:00 p.m. Sept. 6, there were 214 infected properties on which
Congressman to Officiate Opening of Kentucky Equine Humane Center
Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky) will get to wield a pair of scissors and slice through a ribbon to officially open the new Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC), a facility established with the specific goal of providing owners with a humane
Veterinary Students Learn About Equine Practice
A total of 527 third-year veterinary students from 34 schools across the country attended the Opportunities in Equine Practice Seminar (OEPS) 2007 over Labor Day weekend. The seminar offered all-expenses-paid trips to Lexington, Ky., to learn
Equine Influenza: 1,311 Affected on 146 Properties
There now are 1,311 equine influenza-infected horses on 146 confirmed properties in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, according to NSW Department of Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald on Sept. 5. There are 3,376 horses suspected of having
Laminitis Discussion Coming to SmartPak Store
According to the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) 2000 report, 13% of all horse facilities participating in the study had a horse struck by laminitis in the previous year–and 4.7% of these horses died or were euthanatized. That
Flu Outbreak: Australian Thoroughbred Breeders Looking to Kentucky Stallions
The outbreak of equine influenza that is jeopardizing the Australian breeding season has the breeders Down Under taking a hard look at sending their mares to Kentucky-based stallions this fall and winter.
On Sept. 3, the Web site for the
Forage Management for Horse Owners to be Discussed at Ohio Event
With alfalfa harvest falling short and much of Ohio’s pastureland unsuitable for forage due to this season’s drought, managing adequate, high-quality feed for horses has become a challenge for many owners.
Gary Wilson, an Ohio State
Influenza: Horse Owners to Create ‘Buffer Zones’ to Stop Spread
Property owners are being asked to create buffer zones on their land in a bid to stop the spread of equine influenza (EI), the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries announced in a statement released today.
NSW deputy chief
EEE Found in Maryland Mosquitoes
Maryland’s first Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus positive mosquito sample since 2004 has been confirmed. The mosquitoes were collected from the Pocomoke River swamp in northern Worcester County.
The virus was detected in a pool of
Saving a Paraplegic Foal
VIDEO | What do you do when a healthy foal suddenly becomes paraplegic? For many, the answer would be simple–euthanasia, especially if he had an uncertain prognosis.
