Latest News – The Horse
LSU’s New Equine Intensive Care Unit Opens
The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine hosted the grand opening of its Equine Intensive Care Unit, the newest addition to the school’s Equine Health Studies Program, on October 22. This new 10-stall facility will enable the school to provide
Pleasantly Perfect Injured and Retired
Pleasantly Perfect, who finished third in defense of his title in the Breeders’ Cup Classic–Powered by Dodge (gr. I), has been retired from racing after suffering an undetermined injury to the left hind ankle. The 6-year-old son of Pleasant”P>Pleasantly Perfect, who finished third in defe
Winter Riding
Give your horse longer warm-up and cooling-out time in cold weather to prevent tendon injury. Frozen ground, cold temperatures, and stiff tendons (not warmed up) can result in damage or even a bowed tendon.
West Nile Virus Update for 2004
West Nile virus has continued its inexorable spread westward across the United States and its presence is now confirmed in all states except Alaska and Hawaii. As of October 27, the USDA reported a total of 1192 equine cases throughout the Unite
Thoroughbred American Chance Dead
Nationally ranked and top ranking New York Thoroughbred sire American Chance died on Tuesday, Oct. 18 while standing Southern Hemisphere duties at La Providencia in Argentina. The San Isidro Equine Hospital in Buenos Aires cited colitis-X as the
Impact of Valvular Heart Disease on Performance
Results of a four-year prospective study designed to determine the influence of training and heart size on atrioventricular (AV) valvular regurgitation (backflow of blood from the lower to the upper heart chambers) in Thoroughbred racehorses, an
Horse Medication Log
Want to keep track of your horse’s medication history? Download and print this medication log and keep it by your horse’s stall with a pen, so it’s convenient to write down everything he gets.
Whip Use and Risk for Racing Falls
A study conducted by scientists at the University of Liverpool in England found that the risk of falling in hurdle and steeplechase races was significantly associated with whip use and a horse’s progress while competing. The results of the work
Lone Star Offers Access to High-Tech Equine Surgical Suite
A high-tech surgical suite, developed originally for human medicine, is now available to horses at Lone Star Park, the host for this year’s running of the Breeders’Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. The facility, designed especially for
Age-Related Parasites: Scourges of Foals and Young Horses
Editor’s Note: This is part eleven of a 12-part series on internal parasites of horses.
BY KAREN BRIGGS, WITH CRAIG REINEMEYER, DVM, PHD; DENNIS FRENCH, DVM, MS, DIPL. ABVP; AND RAY KAPLAN, DVM, PHD
Electronic ID Debate
When you have a radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip implanted in your horse, chances are you feel secure in knowing that if he were lost or stolen, he would be easily identified and returned. However, incompatible microchip
The Right Stuff
David O’Connor and Leon Harrel come from two totally separate equine worlds and compete in disciplines that have very little in common. They also are far removed from each other geographically. O’Connor, winner of the individual Olympic gold
Accounting Software for Owners
Computers can make our lives easier in many ways, and a growing number of horse owners are using computers for recordkeeping. Some horse owners just want to keep track of horse records (deworming, vaccination, breeding records, etc.), some want
Gold-Medal Vet Care
BY LEO JEFFCOTT, BVETMED, PHD, FRCVS, DVSC, MA, VETDR; JACK SNYDER, DVM, PHD, DIPL. ACVS; AND SHARON SPIER, DVM, PHD, DIPL. ACVIM, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE STEPHENS
All eyes on the podium, and the
Dental Professionals Available
There is, of late, much discussion amongst horse owners and the horse industry in general about the practice of equine veterinary dentistry by unlicensed lay individuals. Some feel that laws should not restrict the horse owner in their choice of
Don’t Bypass a Veterinarian
I have an older Tennessee Walking Horse with Cushing’s disease. She has been on Cipro for some time. She foundered…
