Latest News – The Horse
Monitor Heart Rate to Optimize Racehorse Training
Recent study results suggest heart rate monitoring can allow trainers to assess workloads and adjust training for improved conditioning and race outcomes.
Study: Polyparasitism An Unlikely EPM Player in the Eastern U.S.
Scientists don’t know why some horses develop EPM and others don’t, but it’s probably not due to infection with multiple protozoal parasites, researchers found.
Horse Allegedly Abused in Mardi Gras Parade Ready For Adoption
The Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seized “Buddy” after a video surfaced of his rider hitting and kicking during the Krewe of Oshun parade.
Mineral of the Month: Manganese
While an average 1,100-pound adult horse at rest or lightly exercised requires only 400 milligrams per day, this mineral is important to bone and cartilage development.
Does Shock Wave Therapy Enhance PRP’s Effects in Horses?
Applying shock wave therapy immediately following PRP injection into injured soft-tissue structures might help increase the concentrations of growth factors released from the platelets, researchers found.
FEI Policy on Provisional Equine Suspensions Upheld
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of the FEI’s policy of two-month equine provisional suspensions in banned substance cases.
UKVDL Map of the Month: EHV-1 Abortions
Equine herpesvirus-1, or EHV-1, infection can result in late-term abortion in pregnant mares.
HSUS Sues USDA Over Soring Data Access
The Humane Society of the United States claims the USDA is preventing the public from accessing Horse Protection Act violation records on the agency’s website.
New Zealand Issues Horse and Donkey Welfare Code
The document outlines new minimum standards and best practice guidelines for managing and maintaining good welfare for all domestic horses and donkeys.
Things to Remember When Working With Mules
Mules are extremely quick learners. Here are a few things to remember when working with them.
Horse-Related Injuries and Concussions in Equestrians
As researchers and doctors are learning more about concussions and other horse-related injuries, they’re passing that knowledge on to the riders and trainers that need it.
Tongue Ties Could Cause Stress for Horses
Tongue ties help some racehorses breathe better, but study results suggest they can also cause stress, even in horses that have been tied regularly in the past.
Which PSD Horses are Good Hind-Limb Neurectomy Candidates?
When cases are selected appropriately, the complication rate is very low and the prognosis for a full return to work is very good, one veterinarian says.
Second Union County, N.J., Horse Tests Positive for EHV-1
The second horse developed a fever and respiratory signs of disease, but has not yet exhibited any neurologic deficits.
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Eggs Hatching Soon in Central Kentucky
The Eastern tent caterpillar eggs will begin hatching soon after spending about nine months as eggs in masses on twigs of wild cherry and related trees.
Scientists Test Quarter Horse Personality Scoring System
The ability to select Quarter Horse breeding stock for behavior traits might improve equine welfare and human safety, researchers said.
