Latest News – The Horse
BLM Pilot Plan Would Reduce Long-Term Holding Herd Size
The BLM will offer 10 professionally gentled, off-the-range Mustangs in hopes that more people will purchase them if they’ve already started training.
Oral Glucose Tests Could Predict Laminitis Risk in Ponies
Researchers identified a link between glucose and insulin concentrations (measured using an oral glucose test) and risk and onset of laminitis.
Spring Horse Feeding Considerations
Consider your horse’s diet when helping him make a smooth transition from winter to spring.
Work Level and Feeding Horses
Make sure your horse’s diet supports his regular exercise program with these tips.
Budget Bill Nixes Horse Slaughter, Boosts HPA Enforcement
The 2018 Omnibus Spending Bill will impact the horse industry in several ways.
BLM Seeking Data for Flanigan HMA Draft Evaluation
The BLM is requesting data, photos, or other information pertaining to wild horse condition, vegetation, utilization levels, and riparian condition in the Flanigan Herd Management Area.
How EPM Parasite S. neurona Could Spread from Land to Sea
Could the causative parasite S. neurona reach faraway intermediate hosts via streams and rivers?
Jockey Club TIP Announces 2017 Performance Awards Winners
The Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP) received applications for 562 Thoroughbreds competing in more than 11,000 classes and divisions during the 2017 award year, up nearly 150 horses from 2016.
Horse Farms: Complete USDA Agriculture Census
The USDA NASS needs a Census of Agriculture response from all U.S. farms, including Kentucky horse farms.
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.
