Latest News – The Horse
KHC Scholarship Application Open for Fall 2021
The Kentucky Horse Council will award $3,000 in scholarships to students attending state programs in pursuit of equine careers.
PPID and Laminitis in Horses: What’s the Relationship?
It still isn’t clear how PPID leads to insulin issues and subsequent laminitis. But vets and researchers do know that, regardless of how PPID horses develop insulin dysregulation, having both conditions leads to a poorer prognosis than having either alone.
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What Causes Equine Cushing’s Disease?
What causes Cushing’s disease, and why does it seem like it’s so prevalent in our horses?
The Horse, BI Bring You the Latest PPID Resources
Look for up-to-date information on diagnosing and managing horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) throughout June on TheHorse.com.
Yukon Territory Horse Tests Positive for EIA
Investigation could result in disease responses at additional facilities.
Valerian for Calming Horses: What We Know
Some calming supplements for horses contain valerian, an herb thought to interact with brain chemicals. Here’s what science says—or doesn’t say—about valerian for calming horses.
How To Get a Horse’s Coat To Dapple
A dappled coat might be a sign of optimum equine health and nutrition, but the reality is more complicated. One equine nutritionist offers advice on bringing out the bloom in your horse’s coat.
Equine Safety and Yellow Buttercups
Buttercups can cause mouth pain and blisters, drooling, oral and gastric ulcers, colic, and diarrhea in horses that eat them.
What Happens When a Horse Undergoes General Anesthesia?
A veterinary anesthesiologist describes the steps he takes when caring for horses before, during, and after surgery.
Caring for Horses Over 30
Aged horses require the same, if not higher, level of care as their younger counterparts. Learn about the unique needs of old horses, and meet five over-30 horses with age-related ailments.
Can Horses Be Allergic to Stress?
Does your horse break out into hives during stressful situations?
Effects of COVID-19 Restrictions on Equine Markets
Equine economist Dr. Jill Stowe of the University of Kentucky gives an overview of the short- and long-term effects of COVID-19 on the horse industry.
Racecourse Manager Certification Launches
The NTRA, UK Ag, and the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory have announced a joint initiative offering a racecourse manager certification from the University of Kentucky.
Alberta Horse Succumbs to EIA
Officials have imposed a quarantine on the affected horse’s premises.
Three Tennessee Horses Confirmed With EIA
Eleven Shelby County stablemates were exposed.
