Latest News – The Horse
Preparing for Catastrophic Flooding as Horse Owners
Are you ready to help your horse if water rises during a storm? A senior meteorologist from the University of Kentucky offers advice.
Insulin Modulators: Not Necessary for Healthy Horses
Researchers investigated the effects of aloe vera and grapeseed extract on horses’ insulinemic responses to various feeds.
U.S. Para Dressage Team Wins Bronze in Tokyo 2020
This marks the best team finish at a Paralympic Games in the program’s history.
USEF Issues Statement Regarding Wildfire in the West
The organization strongly recommends organizers cancel or suspend competition when the air quality index reaches 151 or above.
California Confirms Fifth Equine WNV Victim
The filly was not vaccinated against the mosquito-borne neurologic disease.
Temple Grandin: Horses Need To See Objects From All Sides
Understanding that horses view different sides of objects as entirely new means we can desensitize them to everyday objects from all angles for better safety and welfare, the researcher says.
Researchers Launch Survey to Assess Equine Rehab Needs
To support workforce development, a University of Connecticut team seeks to understand which practical skills and knowledge are most useful for nonveterinarians in the equine rehabilitation industry.
Pet Scan: Not Just For Racehorses
In the four months since the MILEPET scanner’s installation at UC Davis Veterinary Hospital, veterinarians have imaged 100 horses; more than half were performance and pleasure horses.
Equine Innovators: The Horse Pathologist’s Perspective
Learn from Dr. Jennifer Janes, part of the University of Kentucky’s CSI team for horse diseases, conditions, and poisonings.
A Look Into the Equine Eye’s Fungal Microbiome
Researchers used genomic sequencing to identify fungi living in healthy eyes and found differences between pastured and stalled horses.
Oklahoma Horse Recovering from WNV
The affected gelding’s vaccination status is unknown.
Hurricane Ida Equine Relief
The Foundation for the Horse is working with veterinary groups to support those in Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ida. More help is needed; donations are welcome.
Oregon Horse Tests Positive for WNV
The affected county first discovered WNV-infected mosquitoes about Aug. 1.
Horses in Six Colorado Counties Confirmed With WNV
The state veterinarian has recently confirmed nine horses with West Nile virus.
Two Idaho Horses Confirmed With WNV
Twenty-six additional horses were exposed.
California Horse Succumbs to WNV
This is the state’s fourth confirmed equine case of WNV this year.
