Latest News – The Horse
More Ontario Horses Confirmed With Neurologic EHV
Northumberland and Durham counties are now affected.
Horse Slow Feeder Safety
Slow feeders and haynets offer many benefits for horses, such as metered forage intake, but can also create safety issues. Here are solutions to common challenges.
During and After Foaling: What To Expect
Learn about the stages of labor and the normal post-foaling chain of events so you can react quickly if issues arise.
Predicting and Preparing for Foaling
Learn how to pinpoint parturition (foaling) so you can avoid surprises and prepare for a healthy delivery.
Horse Deworming Facts
Deworming doesn’t have to be dull! Brush up on your parasite control knowledge with these expert-approved facts.
Respiratory EHV-1 Confirmed in Colorado Horse
The Larimer County premises is under official quarantine.
Colorado Horses Confirmed With Neurologic EHV-1
The horses from separate premises recently traveled together to an event in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Kentucky Racetrack Barn Released From EHV-1 Quarantine
Officials have cleared Blackwood’s training barn A.
AAEP Publishes Epizootic Lymphangitis Guidelines
The fungal disease, found in Africa, the Middle East, Russia, and Asia, causes significant illness and progressive debility in affected equids.
UK Gluck Center and VDL Preliminarily Identify Novel Rotavirus
Efforts are underway to determine the role of the virus in a current outbreak of diarrheal disease in Central Kentucky foals.
Epidural Opioids Before Hind-Limb Surgery Improve Recovery
Horses waking up from general anesthesia can injure themselves trying to stand. But those receiving epidural opioids beforehand generally make fewer efforts to stand and do so more calmly.
EHV-1: Then and Now
Over the past few decades veterinarians and researchers have investigated major EHV-1 outbreaks in the U.S. to learn more about how to contain and prevent future occurrences.
Kentucky Directs State’s Tracks Regarding Pimlico Horses
In the wake of EHV at Pimlico, approval is needed to move horses onto Kentucky tracks.
Ontario Horse Confirmed With Neurologic EHV
The horse’s boarding facility has been placed under voluntary quarantine.
Ontario Mare Aborts, Confirmed With EHV
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food has enacted a voluntary quarantine on the facility.
Seven Texas Horses With EIA Euthanized
Texas animal health staff, owners, and local veterinarians are working together to implement biosecurity protocols and monitor potentially exposed horses.
