Latest News – The Horse
CT Scans Allows Quantitative Wobbler Syndrome Evaluation
Quantitative information provides better data for determining treatment and prognosis, researchers said.
Study Supports Stent Use After Colic Surgery
Researchers found that antimicrobial-impregnated dressing could help reduce the incidence of surgical site infection.
Pasture Management 101: Renovating Horse Fields
If your pastures are lacking in quality grasses, review these steps for renovating and improving grazing areas.
Erskine Named Jean Ellen Shehan Professor and Director
Dr. Michael Erskine has served as director of Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center since 2013.
BLM Begins Rock Springs Wild Horse Gather
The BLM is gathering horses from Wyoming’s Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, and Great Divide Basin herd management areas.
How to Help Horses in Areas Hit by Natural Disasters
Drs. Eric Davis and Becky McConnico offer advice for sending donations to areas after a natural disaster.
Where Do Horse Owners Get Supplement Advice?
Owners considered veterinarians the most reliable information source, which researchers found encouraging.
Rabies Awareness Week Sponsored by Merck
The Horse and Merck have teamed to bring you rabies-related content Sept. 24-30, 2017.
Foal Immunodeficiency Syndrome Test Available From Gluck
About 30% of Fell Ponies and 18% of Dales Ponies are mutation carriers. The syndrome is also found in Gypsy Horses.
Tom Riddle, DVM, Named 2017 Friend of UK Ag Equine Programs
Riddle co-founded Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in 1986 and specializes in reproductive veterinary medicine,
The Horse’s Rabies Awareness Week Sponsored by Merck
The Horse and Merck have teamed to bring you rabies-related content Sept. 24-30, 2017.
Registration for Online Horse Behavior, Safety Course Open
Members of Saddle Up Safely’s partner organizations can receive a 10% discount on the registration fee.
UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Ashley Steuer, DVM
Steuer is conducting in vitro (in the laboratory) research on cultivating certain equine parasites.
Study: Oxytocin Does Not Cause Cardiac Changes in Mares
This is good news, researchers say, since oxytocin infusion is the best treatment for retained placenta in mares.
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal Barn Fire
A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to a barn fire that claimed the lives of 13 therapy horses earlier this year.
UK Gluck Center Welcomes Dr. Carrie Shaffer
Carrie Shaffer, PhD, is an assistant professor of microbiology and will conduct Rhodococcus research.
