Latest News – The Horse
New Zealand Olympic Horse Dies Suddenly
The New Zealand Olympic Committee has announced the death of Chesterfield, who was scheduled compete in the Three-Day competition at the Sydney Olympics next month.
Blyth Tait rode Chesterfield to a team bronze medal in Atlanta in 1996.
New AAEP Board Member
Duncan F. Peters, DVM, MS, has been elected to a three-year term on the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) Board of Directors.Peters, of Kalispell, Mont., will represent the members of the nine states which comprise the Western
AAEP Encore
For any practitioner who missed the 45th AAEP Annual Convention, in Albuquerque, N.M., Florida was the place to be July 28-30. The second annual AAEP Encore Seminar was held in Orlando, reviewing the favorite 1999 Convention events, including
LSU Laminitis Research
Two equine researchers at the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine recently received a USDA National Research Initiative Mech-anisms of Disease Grant to study the cause of laminitis. This disease causes chronic lameness
The Invincible Farrier Rig
Imagine having a farrier and vet examine your horse, take X rays, evaluate the film, and shoe your horse accordingly, all on-site and without waiting. Sound impossible? Harry Krippes, a farrier based in Lowell, Fla., has found a way to make this
Survey Attempts To Find Cause Of Headshaking
Researchers at De Montfort Universityâs (DMU) School of Agriculture in the United Kingdom are getting closer to putting a halt to headshaking, a problem that plagues some horses for an unknown reason while being ridden. The
UK Strangles Research To Begin
A leading United Kingdom horse charity has teamed up with genome researchers in an effort to beat strangles. The Home of Rest for Horses, based in Buckinghamshire, England, has financed a £250,000 ($390,000) project to decode all the genes in
Associations Team Up With Merial For Ulcer Screening
Some of our nation’s most competitive racehorses participated in a unique ulcer screening program this year at the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Park. The Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (KHBA) at the Derby, and the New
West Nile Virus Update
Public concern has grown in New England after findings of the West Nile virus in more dead birds and mosquitoes. (For updated WNV coverage, visit
Rabies: Eliminate The Risk
Never before have horse owners been as aware of the threat of equine illness as this spring and summer. The list of potential nasties has read like a virtual Whoâs Who in Equine Diseases. Such terms as encephalitis and West Nile have become”P>Never before have horse owners been as aware of the threat of equine illness as t
EPM Treatments, Vaccine
Horse owners worried about equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) take note: In the next few months, there could be several new products reaching the market designed to treat or prevent this neurological disease caused by a single-celled
EIA In Montana
Eight cases of equine infectious anemia (EIA) have been discovered in Montana in 2000, according to officials from the stateâs Department of Livestock (DoL). All of the infected horses are on or traced from the Tehinnah Ranch in Melrose, Mont.
Encephalitis In California
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus or an unrecognized, but very similar, virus, was isolated from the brain of a horse which died on April 21, 2000, in Ventura County, California. Essentially an East Coast disease, EEE rarely has been
EEE In Louisiana
Four cases of Eastern equine encephalitis had been confirmed in Louisiana at press time. According to a report from a Louisiana Public Health Epidemiologist, the earliest onset was on March 19, and the other three horses had onsets ranging from
Bandaging Brochures
The care and protection of equine lower limbs through proper bandaging is the subject of a new series of client education brochures developed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and Educational Partner 3M Animal Care
AAEP Task Force To Review Vaccination Guidelines
A special task force formed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will evaluate and recommend changes to the group’s Guidelines for Vaccinating Horses. One of the Task Force’s chief assignments is developing broad guidelines
