Latest News – The Horse
Awards Presented at American Horse Council Meeting
On April 4, the American Horse Council (AHC) presented its Rolapp Award to Rep. Ron Lewis of Kentucky. Lewis serves on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and has been instrumental in passage of horse industry-related bills. For more informatio
Drought Forces Bureau of Land Management to Limit Births
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed the use of a non-hormonal contraceptive–porcine zona pellucida (PZP)–over the next five years to limit equine overpopulation of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. BLM officials say the range
Florida Farms on Alert in Wake of Confirmed MRLS Case
About 200 people gathered at an April 6 meeting at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. pavilion in Ocala, Fla., for an update on mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS). The syndrome is believed to be responsible for at least three equine deaths in
HSUS Makes Statement on Cloning
On March 30, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) reacted to the announcement of two successful commercial cloning ventures and additional clones that were expected to be born this spring. (See
Micro Management
As Congress considers legislation that would establish the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), horse industry officials are seeking to drive home the message that microchips are a means of identifying equines–not an avenue for the
Senate to Vote on Florida Veterinary Practice Act
Two years after the Florida Board of Veterinary Practice formally interpreted the state’s Veterinary Practice Act to include a number of alternative therapies among practices limited to licensed veterinarians–to the dismay of many horse owners
Study Leads to Safer Caterpillar Insecticides
Experts predicted that Eastern tent caterpillars (ETC) would begin showing up in greater numbers in Central Kentucky this spring, making it an especially important time for area horse farms to be implementing control strategies. One such strategy
Tennessee Bill Would Allow Artificial Insemination Without Veterinary Supervision
A Tennessee bill, which was to reach Gov. Phil Bredesen’s desk in late April, would consider artificial insemination (AI) a farm management practice, meaning the state would no longer require veterinary supervision in order to artificially
USDA Announces Method for Enforcing Horse Protection Act
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on April 14 the use of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) to enforce the Horse Protection Act. The method will detect horses that have been subjected to soring, a
Training Emphasizes Horse Handling Skills, Practical Equipment
Preparation for taking care of horses in emergencies and disasters starts with training emergency responders (firefighters, rescue squad members, veterinarians, police, humane, animal control and sheriff’s officers, and search and rescue
Barbaro: Importance of Hind Leg in Breeding Explained
Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery at the
New Perspectives on the Pain Drain
Most veterinarians stock the drawers in their mobile units so that the easiest containers to reach when they open the drug compartments are the pain medications. Whether the situation is an emergency call to tend a horse that has acute abdominal
Downloadable Equine Herpesvirus Special Report
The Horse’s Equine Herpesvirus Special Report sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health.
At Work in Morocco
Officials in Morocco say there are an estimated 100 million working horses, donkeys, and mules in developing countries, 27 million of which are in Africa. In the Kingdom of Morocco in Northern Africa, there are more than 1.5 million working donkeys
Stem Cell Therapy
“After harvesting and concentrating the stem cells in a laboratory, the stem cells and bone marrow are transferred into the damaged ligament or tendon,” Herthel says. “They reproduce into normal, healthy tissue, thus improving healing and providing
Veterinary Education Abroad
Owning horses is, by default, continuing education. Veterinarians are required to receive a certain number of hours of continuing education to maintain their licenses. Many practitioners take training above and beyond what is required by law simply
