Latest News – The Horse
Spring Grass Safety for Your Horse
As benign as it might seem, this fresh forage can cause more harm than good. Here’s what to remember.
Spring Calories Count for Horses
Your horse came out of winter in good body condition. Find out how can you keep that trend going as the grass greens.
Reconsider Amikacin at Reduced Doses for Joint Injections
Study: Amikacin is indeed toxic to cartilage, synovial cells, and stem cells. When used preventively for joint injections, lower doses are likely warranted.
Heads or Tails? Anesthesiologist Finds New Route to Sedating Horses
Administering detomidine gel to mares intravaginally might be easier and more effective than giving it intravenously.
Novel Treatment for Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma Looks Promising
Veterinarians successfully used a treatment option from human medicine to reduce squamous cell carcinomas in horses’ eyes.
How to Protect Horses From Ticks
Get tips for keeping disease-spreading ticks off your horse from Dr. Erika Machtinger of Pennsylvania State University.
Equine Influenza Cases on the Rise, Even in Vaccinated Horses
Adult horses are at greatest risk of infection in late winter and early spring.
COVID-19 Places Stress on Thoroughbred Industry, Aftercare
The Retired Racehorse Project’s executive director and longtime member of the racing industry offers insight into the pandemic’s effect on Thoroughbred rehoming as tracks close and sales are canceled.
Neurologic EHV Confirmed in Alberta, Canada, Horse
Two additional horses at the Foothills County stable were placed under a three-week quarantine.
A War Sans Cavalry: Horse Ownership in the Age of COVID-19
Our international reporter based in France shares her experiences during confinement and seeks clarity on official guidelines for horse care and welfare.
Polyacrylamide Hydrogel: An Alternative Osteoarthritis Treatment Option
Pilot study: 82% of unsound racehorses with osteoarthritis treated with 2.5% PAAG joint injections showed no signs of lameness six weeks after treatment.
2-in-1 Suspensory Desmitis Surgery Restores Western Performance Horses
A deep branch lateral plantar neurectomy and fasciotomy procedure can get affected horses back to work.
Creepy Crawlies, Part 2: Tremendous Ticks
Ticks can infect horses with an array of diseases including piroplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Lyme disease.
Inhaling Fungi Increases Horses’ Risk of Inflammatory Airway Disease
Management strategies include inhaled corticosteroids and environmental changes such as steaming hay.
Neurologic Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Virginia Horse
Forty-one additional horses are under quarantine.
Is It Lyme Disease?
A veterinarian shares the latest research findings regarding Lyme disease in horses and her practical experience as a veterinary internal medicine specialist in the heart of Lyme country.
