Latest News – The Horse
World Championship Blacksmiths Accepted as a Chapter of AFA
World Championship Blacksmiths, LLC (WCB) out of Ithaca, Nebraska, was accepted as a chapter of the American Farrier’s Association (AFA) at the mid-year Board of Directors meeting in Albuquerque, NM on September 9th. WCB is led by CEO, Craig
ASPCA Investigating Death of NYC Carriage Horse
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is conducting an inquiry into the death of a carriage horse whose collapse in Central Park was witnessed by a distraught crowd.
The horse, named Juliet, fell ill in the park
EquiSpirit, USRider Join Forces for Traveling Equestrians
The EquiSpirit Trailer Company has teamed up with USRider to offer an additional safety feature to its customers. EquiSpirit is including a one-year USRider Equestrian Motor Plan membership with the purchase of any trailer.
Over the past 20
British Horse Society Scotland Urges Precautions Against Strangles
Scotland has experienced an alarming increase in the number of strangles outbreaks this year and the British Horse Society (BHS) is urging horse owners and yard managers to take strict biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of this
ReRun of New Jersey to Host All-Thoroughbred Charity Show
The New Jersey chapter of ReRun Inc. will host its Fifth All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show on Saturday, September 23 at the New Jersey Horse Park in Allentown, New Jersey.
The event is designed to showcase the versatility of Thoroughbreds
KEEP Seeks Input On Issues Facing Kentucky Horse Industry
An educational public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 21st at the Piney Point Stables, 3942 East US 60, Grayson. The purpose is to discuss the state of the horse industry in Kentucky and to explain the Kentucky Equine Education
Livestock Inspectors Use Technology to Track Equine Movement
Wearing Wranglers and sporting a cowboy hat and boots, Buddy Eby doesn’t look like your typical computer geek.
But seeing him in his truck, with a small notebook PC on his lap, digital camera at his side, and inkjet printer in the passenger
Palm Partnership Training Offers Two New Short Courses
Two new three-day short courses will be offered this fall at Palm Partnership Training, and additional enrollments are available.
The first short course will be held October 13-15, 2006. This course is open to all breeds of horses and both the
Equine Industry Vision Award Nominations Due Jan. 12
January 12, 2007 is the deadline date for nominations for the 6th annual 2007 Equine Industry Vision Award, which will be presented on June 22, 2007 during the American Horse Publications (AHP) Annual Seminar in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
An Equine Athlete’s Heart
Trainers, owners, and researchers have long pondered the effects of a large heart (one that is naturally occurring and not a result of disease), and have even attempted to use heart size as a predictor of athletic ability.
Respiratory Disease: Not So Easy Breathing
The terms recurrent airway obstruction (RAO or heaves) and inflammatory airway disease (IAD) are often wrongfully used interchangeably to describe horses with non-infectious respiratory disease.
Prevalence of PSSM in Quarter Horses
Up to 6% of apparently healthy Quarter Horses could have subclinical polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM).
Aging and the Aortic Valve
Researchers from the United Kingdom report there is a decrease in contractile function of the horse’s aortic valve with age, resulting in aortic valve disease.
COX-2 Expression in Equine Tumors (ACVIM 2006)
Therapies for equine cancer are few and far between, but a veterinary oncologist from Colorado State University (CSU) thinks equine tumors could be treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Another Route For Ulcer Treatment
Omeprazole paste is the gold standard when it comes to treating equine gastric ulcers syndrome. However, researchers at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine said because of its potency and long-acting effect, an intravenous form
Multiple World Champion and Leading Paint Sire Sacred Indian Euthanatized
Sacred Indian, the famous Medicine Hat Paint stallion, owned by the Banister family of White Harvest Farms in Colorado, was euthanatized on August 31. The 22-year-old stallion, an APHA Leading Sire, had become severely arthritic as the result of
