Latest News – The Horse
The Best Forage for Insulin Resistant Horses
Dr. Stephen Duren outlines the best forage for free feeding horses with insulin resistance that might be susceptible to laminitis.
Warming Up Horses When Riding: Why and How
Dr. Hilary Clayton offers advice on the best way to warm up and supple your horse at the beginning of your ride.
Maine Horse Contracts Neurologic EHV-1
The horse’s Kennebec County facility has been placed under quarantine.
Saskatchewan Horse Confirmed Positive for EIA
The recently purchased horse showed no clinical signs prior to testing for equine infectious anemia.
Test Designed to Detect Equine Disease Shows Promise for COVID-19
Researchers designed the smartphone technology to rapidly identify equine viral respiratory cases. Now, they believe the same technology could help identify COVID-19 in humans.
California Officials Confirm a Horse With WNV
The case marks the state’s first equine West Nile virus case for 2020.
10 Secrets to a Good Vet-Client-Patient Relationship
To help you better understand the ideal VCPR—a relationship that carries a lot of weight in our horsey lives—we’ve sought out the signs of a healthy one. How does yours line up?
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.
