Latest News – The Horse
Umbilical Hernias
Q: I am currently looking at a filly to purchase. She had an umbilical hernia, which the owner had repaired. I was wondering if this is a heritable condition. What is the likelihood that if this filly was used for breeding purposes in the future
Quality Control
Life Data Labs, the producer of Farrier’s Formula and other equine nutrition products, recently became one of the first equine nutrition manufacturers to receive International Organization for Standard-ization (ISO) 9001 certification for animal
Equine Welfare Award
Nominations are being accepted for the Lavin Cup, the equine welfare award presented by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). The Lavin Cup recognizes a non-veterinary organization or individual that has demonstrated
Weanlings for Education and Profit
The horses were used to teach a class of inexperienced students horse care, and then were sold as yearlings in a private auction benefiting the Rutgers equine research program. The program was so successful the college currently is working with
Drugs And Medication Rules Change Minimally
Rule change proposals that would have dramatically changed drug testing procedures of the American Horse Shows Association (AHSA) were withdrawn at the organization’s annual meeting held Jan. 10-14 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The AHSA
Is Your Horse Enrolled In A Wellness Program
A wellness program for your horse will save you time, money, and most of all the headache of worrying if you’re doing the right things at the right time. But with all the sources of horse health care information available today, how do you decid
Special Report: EPM
The world of equine health will never be the same. That statement seems out of context when talking about one research project about one parasite that causes one disease. But, horse owners know that equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM)–the
Ovarian Tumors
Whether you operate a breeding operation or have a mare as a riding or competition mount, there are certain problems that you might face just because your horse is female. One of those problems is the ovarian tumor. Tumors can cause estrous
Equine Narcolepsy
As Jennifer Johnson stood in the lineup awaiting the judge’s decision with her recently acquired Quarter Horse mare Dobie Breeze, the last thing she expected was that her mount suddenly would collapse in a heap beneath her. But that’s just what
Can You Breed for Speed or Stamina?
For centuries, horsemen have tried to breed for speed and endurance and found that the greatest genetic potential can yield disappointment as easily as reward. Consider the indomitable Secretariat, who sired a string of mostly unremarkable
Ready, Steady, Grow–Feeding Young Horses
We don’t have all of the answers when it comes to feeding young horses. A nutrition program that doesn’t promote–and possibly helps prevent–developmental orthopedic disease (DOD), including osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), is critical at this
The Trouble With Twins
Breeders should endeavor to remove one of the twin embryos early in pregnancy.
Equine Vacations: Let’s Go Ride!
"You can have the best of both worlds," is how Karen May of the North Fork Guest Ranch described a ranch vacation for horse people. "It’s riding with all the amenities. You can ride and enjoy seeing different country on
Baby Teeth
Perhaps one of the most neglected aspects of equine health, until a problem manifests itself, is the monitoring and care of a young horse’s baby teeth. After all, they are only temporary and are shed at various stages to make way for permanent
Conditioning the Older Horse
What are the effects of advancing years on athletic performance?
The Equine Spine–Back To Work
First, how can we visualize and understand what’s going on under that hair, skin, and muscle? Denoix has diagnostic steps to examine a horse with performance problems that he believes might stem from the spine.
