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Practical Horsemanship Clinic to be offered at AQHA World Show
AQHA Professional Horseman Curt Pate will be at the AQHA World Championship Show on Saturday, Nov. 11, to host an educational clinic. Free to the public, attendees will learn the finer aspects of practical horsemanship and how to develop a
Artsplace, Champion Pacer and Sire, Euthanatized
Artsplace, a champion pacing sire and racehorse, was euthanatized Monday (Oct. 30) at the University of Pennsylvania’s large animal hospital, New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, Pa., at the age of 18. The decision was made to euthanatize the hors
Matz Full of Fond Memories of Barbaro’s Derby Win
Michael Matz is back at Churchill Downs this week, scene of Barbaro’s dominating Kentucky Derby victory.
The trainer’s working in the same barn area and leading his horse for the Breeders’ Cup along the paths where Barbaro walked.
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Flying Horses
For humans, it seems a fairly simple process to take a plane trip, with the most complicated portion involving transportation to the airport or the wait in security lines. But what must transpire to get a horse aboard a jet and fly him thousands of
AAEP Convention 2006 Preview
Why should horse owners care about this year’s annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP), Dec. 2-6? Several reasons.
First, despite veterinarians’ busy schedules, they are always striving to learn what is ne
Preparing for the Worst
Horses are delicate creatures. Despite their size and strength, they can be afflicted by a host of ailments. Their use in equestrian sports, their curious nature, and their boisterous social interactions can easily put them in injury-causing
Focus on Dentistry
Each year, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) hosts a three-day meeting on a single topic in equine medicine or surgery. This year the topic was dentistry, and the meeting was held in Indianapolis, Ind., July 30-Aug. 1.
Lessons Learned Hard
We have just passed the five-year anniversary of the most horrific terrorist attack on the United States in the country’s history. It was on Sept. 11, 2001, that two airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center Towers in New York, another struck
Anatomy and Physiology Part 11: Of Blood and Breath
There are few similarities between horses and automobiles, but in a manner of speaking, the horse’s circulatory and respiratory systems constitute its engine. The food a horse consumes is its fuel. The fuel is converted into nutritional energy that
Chill Out on Hoof Care Concerns
Whether winter means a well-deserved break for your horse or the start of the “snowbird circuit,” your horse’s hooves might need some special “seasonal” attention. Exactly what adjustments you’ll want to make depends on the type of winter weather
Stallion Subfertility and Infertility Conditions
Is your stud a dud? About one in 10 breeding stallions can’t perform up to expectations due to subfertility or infertility. Causes for reduced breeding performance are many: Age, injury, genetics, management, or disease.
Healthy Horses
Equine veterinarians are the most qualified resource for horse health information. When looking for information or events that will help your efforts to keep your horse healthy, it is important to consider the qualifications of the source or event.
Oral Supplement Combination Reduces Joint Inflammation
Several studies have suggested that administering a combination of oral glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate (Glu/Chon) provides a greater benefit than giving each by itself. After eight years of research, Martha Rodgers, VMD, a private
Gelding Herding Mares
Is it possible to change a horse’s aggressive behavior? Specifically, I am wondering if there is any information relating to reinforcement contingencies and transfer of learning from a “human-handled” situation to a free-running setting?
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For Love or Money?
Was it for love, or money? H.L. Mencken wrote that when someone says “it’s not about the money,” it is about the money. This cynicism is more clever than true. For most of us, most of the time, it’s about both. It has to be.
Let’s be
It’s a Cruel World
What defines “cruelty”? The same question was asked of pornography, and the answer was that it’s hard to describe, but you know it when you see it. Unfortunately, cruelty to horses has many faces, and not all are what they appear. Some things one
