Latest News – The Horse
Foal Sharing
Foal sharing, by definition, is an agreement under which a mare owner puts up the use of a mare while the stallion owner puts up the use of a season. Together, the two partners own the resulting foal with no currency having changed hands for a stud for a stud fee or lease of the mare.
Predicting Foaling
Eleven months is a considerable length of time to anticipate the birth of a foal. A great deal of hope, excitement, dreams, and financial investment can accompany the arrival of a newborn. Because of the long wait, most owners want to monitor th
Focus On Discipline: Eventing
The French call it the concours complet, or the complete test. Eventing questions the mental and physical qualities of horse and rider as the pair perform in the ring and across the landscape.
Classically, eventing covers three
A Sad Day Or A New Beginning?
For those of you who have been readers of this publication for the last few years, you know I am an advocate of horse owners giving money in support of equine research. Without money to pay for personnel, animals, equipment, and all
Sub-Fertile Mares
A broodmare which fails to conceive or carry a foal to term can be an emotional and financial liability. For the backyard breeder, the liability might be primarily emotional, when that special mare you wanted to produce your next trail horse or
Sound and Pictures
One of the most significant advances in equine management in recent years has been the advent of ultrasonography, or ultrasound. Through this technology, which bounces repeating sound waves off tissues and structures in the horse’s body and
Does Frozen Semen Really Work?
It has been more than 40 years since Canadian investigators reported the birth of the first foal from the insemination of a mare using frozen stallion semen. Since then, the technology of semen freezing has evolved tremendously. On a
Knox Awarded AAEP/Pony Club Scholarship
Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine student Peter Knox was awarded the 1997 American Association of Equine Practitioners/United States Pony Club (USPC) scholarship awarded to a veterinary student who has been, or is
American Endurance Ride Conference Annual Convention
The American Endurance Ride Conference Annual Convention accompanied by a trade show was held in Lexington, Ky., January 22-24. Filled with seminars, the convention was an opportunity for both new and experienced endurance riders to gain and
Trainer Suspended In Sponging Case
The New Mexico Racing Commission has suspended trainer Joe Meyers for five years after he was accused of stuffing a sponge into a horse’s nostrils. In action that effectively extends the penalty to a lifetime ban, the
Keeneland Donates To Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation
The Keeneland Association, a non-dividend -paying corporation that holds Thoroughbred racing and auctions in Lexington, Ky., recently donated $12,500 for equine medical research. The donation was made to the Grayson-Jockey Club Research
Farnam Companies And Zimecterin Donate Plastic Horse To ‘Equine Evac’
Farnam Companies Inc. and Zimecterin (ivermectin) Advanced Technology Dewormer recently donated a life-sized plastic horse, retail value of $1,200, to Santa Barbara Equine Assistance and Evacuation, Equine Evac, a volunteer emergency equine
Fact Finders To Assess BLM Wild Horse And Burro Program
Pat Shae, Director of the Bureau of Land Management, announced he has asked three independent fact finders to analyze specific issues related to the BLM’s wild horse and burro program. The fact finders include an accountant, a veterinarian, and
Five Horses Killed In Central Kentucky Fire
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The Equine Research Centre’s Day At The Races at Woodbine
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Nutrition Books To Aid Veterinarians In Advising Clients
The Veterinarian’s Practical Reference to Equine Nutrition, produced for the American Association of Equine Practitioners by Purina Mills, Inc., is a complete text providing information on how to feed horses in a number of lifestyle
