Latest News – The Horse
Barn Design Tips: A Place to Call Home
Placement of the barn in a convenient, well-drained location, close or adjacent to turnout areas should be your primary consideration. Access for hay, feed, or bedding delivery vehicles is important. Try to put the structure downwind from the house,
EVA (Equine Viral Arteritis) Update
Over the past year there has been considerable fear in the breeding industry –especially the Quarter Horse industry–about the spread of equine viral arteritis (EVA). Although the disease has been around for a long time, confirmed outbreaks of EVA
What’s ‘Sweet’ in Sweet Feed?
Maintain perspective on additional sweetening compounds added to concentrated feeds and pellets.
Feeds and Supplements for Older Horses
Equine nutritionists discuss a variety of feeds and feeding practices to help horses cope with problems.
Feed Supplements for Horses
A feed supplement is anything fed to a horse in addition to a natural diet of forage. Technically grain is a supplement. But the term has come to mean any additional nutrients (such as certain vitamins and minerals, extra protein, energy, etc.) tha
Changing the World
How we see our world varies on where we live and the experiences we have. The Horse magazine brings
Understanding Horses Part 8: Teaching the Movements
(Editor’s Note: Last month we discussed the start of using pressure to work on ground
Bitless: A New Breed of Bridle
What is the difference between The Bitless Bridle and other cross-under bitless bridles (CBBs) versus the traditional type of bit-free bridles such as the hackamore? Even more importantly, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the CBBs versus
Horses Chew Different Feeds in Different Ways
Horses eating a diet consisting mostly of pellets or grain could require more dental maintenance than horses eating predominantly hay or pasture grasses, according to researchers at Michigan State University who used motion capture techniques to track the movement of horses’ jaws.
Year’s First Anthrax Case in North Dakota Reported
A cow in Traill County has tested positive for anthrax, the first case in North Dakota this year.
State Veterinarian Susan Keller, DVM, said Monday that the dead cow was found in a herd that had 18 animals. The herd has been quarantined and
Illinois BLM Facility Offering Reduced Adoption Fee on Mares and Foals
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holding facility in Ewing, Ill., is offering 25 mare and foal pairs at reduced fees through September. The pairs can be adopted for $125; calculated as $100 for the foal and $25 for the mare, in lieu of the
20 Horse Welfare Groups Meet for Conference
National and state-based equine protection, placement, and rescue organizations gathered for the first time Friday (July 27) to discuss the rehoming of at-risk horses in America. The Homes for Horses Conference was jointly sponsored by the Human
Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Laminitis
Insulin resistance is a part of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). There are three criteria for identifying the horse with EMS: Insulin resistance, prior (founder lines) or current laminitis, and general obesity or regional adiposity (areas of abnormal
Kentucky Observing American Saddlebred Day Aug. 25
Stake night at the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship horse show will be part of the official “American Saddlebred Day” throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher has proclaimed August 25 a special day t
Oklahoma Authorities Raid Illegal Horse Track
Authorities raided a horse racing operation suspected of running illegal races just north of the Oklahoma-Texas border Sunday in the culmination of an undercover investigation.
Constantin Rieger, the executive director of the Oklahoma Horse
Rags to Riches Back at Belmont Following UPenn Exam
Rags To Riches, this year’s Belmont Stakes winner, returned to Todd Pletcher’s barn at Belmont Park July 27 following two days at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, where she had a complete physical
