Latest News – The Horse
Kentucky ‘Sponge Law’ Introduced
In reaction to a dozen incidents in 1996 and 1997 of sponges being detected in the nostrils of horses at Churchill Downs, the Kentucky legislature will consider a bill that would strengthen the penalty imposed for tampering with a horse.
Notes From California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System
- The California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System isolated H3N8 influenza virus demonstrating recent antigenic drift from the A2 Kentucky and Alaska influenza viruses. An influenza outbreak that started in September has continued to
Four Star Course Taking Shape At Kentucky
Construction on the Cross-Country Course for the United States’ first Four Star Three-Day Event to be held April 23-26 at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington has progressed to the extent that Course Designer Michael Etherington-Smith,
Florida Alters Drug-Use Rules
Debbie Miller, director of the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, announced new guideline for penalties covering Class IV and V drug violations. Class IV and V drugs are therapeutic medications, not performance enhancing drugs. Under
Phenylbutazone Use In Europe
The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has been assured by the British Government that phenylbutazone can continue to be used. France has followed BEVA’s lead and has agreed that sport horses can be classified as
The Blood-Horse Debuts Lameness Video
The Blood-Horse Inc. has released a new video, “Lameness in the Horse.”
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Receives Donation
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club donated $173,000 to 21 charities as a result of a successful 1996 meet. Among the recipients were the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation ($15,000), the University of California-Davis Equine Research Lab
Louisiana Scholarships
The Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association (LVMA) Equine Committee has pledged nearly $25,000 to the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation over a period of three years to fund scholarships for students in veterinary school at
Cost Of Hay Fluctuates
After reaching a record price of nearly $118 per ton last May, the cost of hay dropped to more normal seasonal levels by the end of the year, according to records maintained by Morgan Consulting Ltd. of Paola, Kan. While the
Small Colon Impactions
Disorders of the small colon make up a small percentage of the etiologies in acute abdominal crises in horses. Obstruction by fecal material, enteroliths, and meconium are the most commonly reported pathogenic conditions of the small colon in th
Fort Dodge Animal Health Introduces First Intranasal Vaccine For Strangles
Until recently, vaccinating for strangles (Streptococcus equi) was a painful procedure for both horses and their owners. Conventional intramuscular vaccination often caused lameness and inflammation that could
Regu-Mate Studies
Two studies involving the use of altrenogest (Regu-Mate) to control behavior of stallions appeared on the surface to have contradictory results.
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
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
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
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
