Latest News – The Horse
When the Nutritionist’s Pony Needs a Diet
Planning a weight-reducing diet is easy until faced with the loving eyes of a pony begging for his alfalfa.
Equine Innovators: African Horse Sickness With Dr. Peter Timoney
University of Kentucky researcher Dr. Peter Timoney talks about the deadly African horse sickness and what it will take to prevent its arrival in unaffected countries.
Nebraska’s First 2020 Case of Vesicular Stomatitis Confirmed
The state’s index case resides on a Buffalo County premises.
Neurologic Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Maryland Horse
Veterinarians are monitoring 27 exposed horses at the facility.
Additional Vesicular Stomatitis Cases Confirmed in Kansas
Cowley and Sedgwick are the second and third Kansas counties with confirmed positive equine premises.
Elastic Veterinary Kinesiology Taping
Learn about this therapy designed to provide support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting their range of motion.
Trail’s Open: Endurance Riders Hit the Trail After COVID-19 Lockdown
City of Rocks in south central Idaho became one of the first three rides allowed to proceed with American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC)-approved safety regulations.
USHJA Feed Aid Initiative Provides Relief to More Than 2,000 Horses
Applications for aid in purchasing feed for lesson horses reopen.
Dr. Stuart E. Brown II Joins Keeneland as Equine Safety Director
Brown will lead the effort to develop, communicate, and enforce safety and integrity policies for both racing and sales operations.
Fighting White Line Disease
Proper hoof care, diet, and environment are key to curbing this aggressive fungal infection.
Power Doppler Gives Insight Into Tendon Healing Status
The body delivers blood to help tendons heal. Power Doppler can identify when blood is present in horses’ injuries that veterinarians might otherwise believe to have recovered.
Horse Showing With COVID-19 Protocols in Place
The Horse’s managing editor attended her first hunter show since Kentucky lifted its COVID-19 restrictions.
Non-Outbreak Equine Coronavirus Tests Rarely Positive, but Reliable
If ECoV tests are positive and a horse is showing classic clinical signs of the disease, including colitis, fever, and lethargy, vets can safely assume he has equine coronavirus disease without further testing.
Pennsylvania Horse Confirmed With EHM
Thirty-nine additional horses have been placed under official quarantine after their potential exposure to equine herpesvirus.
One New VSV-Affected Premises Confirmed in Arizona
Maricopa County contains four of the state’s five affected premises.
What is ‘Forage’?
We often hear that forage is the most important part of the equine diet. But what exactly counts as “forage”? Dr. Stephen Duren of Performance Horse Nutrition explains.
