Latest News – The Horse
Barbaro “A Horse That Wants to Live”
Every time the outlook was grim for Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner pulled through like a champ.
Time will tell if he can do it again.
After months of upbeat progress reports, the horse suffered a significant setback Wednesday
EHV-1 Quarantine Lifted in Northern Cal; 3 New Cases at Los Alamitos
Quarantine restrictions at Golden Gate Fields, Bay Meadows and the Alameda County Fair at Pleasanton due to the presence of Equine Herpes Virus-1 were lifted Jan. 10, but three new cases of EHV-1 at Los Alamitos Race Course have been confirmed,
RFD-TV to Air Program on Equine Intelligence
Just how smart is a horse, anyway? While much research has been done on horses, hardly any has been on “horse smarts,” or equine intelligence. Fascinating discoveries will be showcased with the airing of an episode of “The Horse Show” with
Barbaro Suffers Significant Setback in Recovery
Barbaro has suffered a significant setback in his recovery from laminitis, with damaged tissue removed from the Kentucky Derby winner’s left hind hoof.
Barbaro was being treated aggressively for his discomfort and is in stable condition,
Health Certification Protocol Established for USEF Licensed Shows in Florida
In response to the recent EHV-1 virus outbreak in Florida, and in the best interest of horses, USEF members and competition organizers, the USEF has approved the implementation of precautionary health restrictions for entry into show ground
Equine Herpesvirus: Three Neurologic Cases at University of Connecticut
Three horses at the University of Connecticut have been confirmed positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) and are showing neurologic signs. Several exposed horses are showing respiratory signs.
The university’s 72-horse herd is currently
New Online Network Available for Michigan Equestrians
A new regional network, www.MichiganHorseSports.com, will cover area professionals and amateurs in various horse sports, address state and county political issues, introduce
Barbaro Setback: Showing Discomfort on Left Hind
Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner who had been making steady progress on his road to recovery from an injured right hind leg and a bout of laminitis, suffered a “significant setback” Tuesday night at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton
CHRB Committee Urges Drug Policy Changes
The California Horse Racing Board, under fire for its drug enforcement policies, would dramatically change penalties for many violations and repeat offenses under recommendations passed on to the full commission by its medication committee Jan.
Barbaro Update: Foot Cast Will Aid Coffin Bone Realignment
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro had a foot cast applied to his left hind foot on Jan. 3, 2007, by Scott Morrison, DVM, head of the equine podiatry service at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. “This cast was applied with the goal of
Humane Society Providing Food for Horses Affected by Drought
Snow storms, wildfires, and droughts in the Western United States have created a dire situation for stranded farm animals and hungry horses in the region. By making over $55,000 in donations, The Humane Society of the United States hopes to
Herpesvirus: University of Connecticut Horses Quarantined
The University of Connecticut, working with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, has quarantined its 72-horse herd due to an outbreak of equine herpesvirus infection.
Equine herpesvirus (EHV), or equine rhinopneumonitis, is passed
Herpesvirus: Kentucky Vet Speaks in Florida
Doug Byars, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, a private veterinary consultant in Lexington, Ky., who formerly headed the Hagyard equine veterinary group’s medicine department in that city, was invited to tour the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) affected areas in
Matchmaking Horse Finds a New Home
Southern Start Fury, an 18.1 hand Shire horse featured as a Matchmaking Adoptable Horse in the Dec. 20, 2006, The Horse Health E-Newsletter has found a new home! Fury will be traveling from Frog Pond Farm, a draft horse and pony rescue in Ohio, to a
Alabama Hay Shortage Affecting Horses
Horse owners in Alabama who didn’t stockpile hay last autumn are having to network with their neighbors and pay elevated prices to find and purchase hay for their herds.
State Veterinarian Tony Frazier, DVM, said while horses aren’t starvin
Illinois Horse Found Shot; Colt Dies
A 3-year-old mare was found dead in her pasture in St. Augustine, Ill., on Dec. 26, according to The Register-Mail, a Central Illinois
