Latest News – The Horse
Cryptorchid Surgery
It’s time to have your young colt gelded, so you make an appointment with your veterinarian. He arrives on the designated day and examines the colt prior to the surgery, then informs you that your colt is a bilateral cryptorchid and will need
Gait Analysis
Ever since the 1880s, when Edweard Muybridge set up a series of cameras to capture the character of footfalls of a racehorse, we’ve been fascinated by how horses move. No doubt you’ve seen that early sequence of photos, which demonstrated that
Feeding Horses Cattle Feed: Just Ruminating
On the surface, cattle feeds might look like an appropriate choice for your horses, but nutritionally, there are a number of important differences. They have major digestive and metabolic differences that make their dietary needs quite diverse.
Senate Tax Bill Includes Shortening Of Holding Period For Horses
The American Horse Council reports that the tax bill passed by the Senate on Friday, July 30, includes a provision that would shorten the holding period for horses from two years to one to realize capital gains treatment upon
New Gauze, Coatings Improve Medical Uses Of Cotton
Bedsores and other chronic wounds may heal faster, thanks to new gauze bandages being developed by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service and Virginia Commonwealth University. The team reported on their work
Horse Provision Will Have To Wait For Likely Fall Tax Bill
Congress has passed a $792 billion tax bill that President Clinton has called too expensive and has already vowed to veto. The bill, which would reduce tax rates by one percent across-the-board and eliminate the estate tax, i
Summer Drought Affects Retirement Home For Horses
Ryerss Farm, a home for retired horses, is feeling the affects of this summer’s drought that is affecting much of the United States. According to farm manager Tim Blevins, 70% of their feed and cash crops are ruined. “If you
Wild Horse And Burro Center to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
The only year-round wild horse and burro adoption center east of the Mississippi will celebrate 20 years of operation by offering hundreds of wild horses for adoption to qualified equine enthusiasts on Sept. 10 and 11, 1999.
First National Wild Horse Satellite Adoption
Eighty-seven wild horses from Nevada will find new homes in 19 states after a lively competitive bidding session via satellite on August 6.
“Response to the first nationally televised
Don’t Get Bucked Off By New Equine EIA Testing Law
Planning to sell Ol’ Paint? After September 1, Texas law will require that equine, including horses, donkeys, mules, and asses, have a test for equine infectious anemia (EIA), (also known as Coggins or Swamp Fever) within”P>Planning to
New Zealand Declared EIA-Free
New Zealand has been declared free of equine infectious anemia after a recent mishap allowed an EIA positive horse into the country from Australia. On May 24 an EIA positive broodmare was imported to the Waikato region, North
EEE Found In Michigan Horse
Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) Director Dan Wyant today announced that the first reported case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) this year has occurred in a horse in Barry County. This diagnosis was based on
EEE Transcends State Line Into Mississippi
Eastern equine encephalitis has crossed state boundaries into Mississippi from Louisiana.
According to the Mississippi State Board of Animal Health, more than ten cases of EEE have been
Quarantine Agreement Secures Olympic Equestrian Events
Federal Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister, Mark Vaile, recently announced that Olympic equestrian events would be held on Australian soil for the first time thanks to an historic quarantine agreement between the
Freighting Of Equestrian Horses And Equipment To Australia For The 2000 Olympic Games
The following information gives an outline of the important quarantine aspects of the importation of horses and associated goods for use in the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
WEE Detected In Mosquitoes In Arizona
Arizona state livestock officials are warning horse owners to make sure their horses’ vaccinations are up to date for a potentially fatal equine sleeping sickness—Western equine encephalitis. The Arizona Department of Health
