Latest News – The Horse
CEM Update 3/20/98
The nurse mare (Miss VQ) which was leased to a Thoroughbred farm in Kentucky and found culture positive for the CEM-like organism has implicated two non-registered stallions (Hammer and Coal Digger) as the potential source of her
Green Selected As A Distinguished Practitioner
Eleanor Green, DVM, professor and chair of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Large Animal Sciences, and a member of The Horse‘s Editorial Advisory Board, has been selected as a distinguished
1998 Federal Grazing Fee Announced
The grazing fee for Western public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service will be $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) in 1998, which is the same amount charged in 1997. The formula used
Cosmetic Alteration Of Arabian Horses
Surgical alteration of any Arabian horse to enhance its appearance is not in the breed’s best interest.
Gene Check Announces SCID Testing
According to information from Gene Check, Inc., an announcement on February 23, 1998, stated that the company has completed development and testing of a test for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) in horses. SCID is a genetic disease of
BLM Director Announces Selection Of National Wild Horse And Burro Advisory Board
Bureau of Land Management Director Pat Shea recently announced the selection of nine people to serve on the newly re-established Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, which will advise the Departments of the Interior and
Dolly Green Research Foundation Grants
The Southern California Equine Foundation, Inc., announced that The Dolly Green Research Foundation has awarded a total of $182,729.00 to fund research in equine veterinary medicine. The Dolly Green Research Foundation is affiliated with the
USDA Amends Tuberculosis Regulations To Include More Livestock
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending its tuberculosis regulations.
The amended regulations will require two annual herd tests for all livestock in newly
A Deadly Cough
When foals get sick, horse owners can sometimes face many sleepless nights, as well as weeks or months of intensive management, to get these babies through the rough spots. One of the most common problems in the ill foal is pneumonia, caused by
Navicular Bursography
Navicular disease once was called ‘the last resort of the diagnostically destitute (practitioner),’ based on the syndrome’s ambiguous symptoms and the practitioner’s inability to isolate definitely the source of the horse’
Equestrian Discipline: Driving
Driving can be an alternative career for a riding horse, but it can be dangerous for horses and humans.
Contagious Equine Metritis
There are at least 25 countries in the world where contagious equine metritis (CEM) exists, or has been known to exist sometime in the past, in the native equid population (meaning horses, mules, donkeys, etc.). These countries include
Contagious Disease: Care Not Fear
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Photo Therapy: AKA Therapeutic Laser
Over the past decade, physical therapy tools have gained a place of respect in the management of equine injuries. As we move toward the 21st Century, a medical philosophy is blossoming based on advice from Hippocrates, a physician who lived in
Equine Education
Many professional horse people combine their vocation with their avocation, and many other horse people would like to do just that. According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, an avocation can be defined in the
The Sub-Fertile Stallion
When we consider that foaling rates overall range somewhere in the neighborhood of 55-60% it becomes instantly obvious that simply covering a mare and getting a foal are not a sure thing. The problem is not always with the mare.
