Latest News – The Horse

Rattlesnake Bite Recourse in Horses
One veterinarian describes how she handles these dangerous bites in horses.

RMTC Approves Illicit Substance Research Funding
At its Aug. 21 meeting at Del Mar Turf Club, in Del Mar, California, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board approved the immediate

Poll Recap: Equine Lameness Concerns
Of the 755 respondents, 209 (28%) said foot-related lameness is their biggest equine lameness concern.

Wyoming Man Charged in Horse Death
A Wyoming man filmed allegedly maltreating a horse has been charged with animal cruelty. Earlier this month, a witness made a video depicting Forrest Stearns
AAEP Collecting Donations for Horses Affected by Harvey
The AAEP Foundation Equine Disaster Relief Fund will provide aid to horses affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Harvey Still Displacing Texas Horses
Sam Houston Race Park’s stable manager is still fielding calls from owners hoping to relocate their horses there.

New South Wales Celebrates 10 Years Free of Equine Influenza
Australian veterinarians identified equine influenza in August 2007. The disease was eradicated in six months.

UKVDL Map of the Month: Necropsy Data
Users can browse data by species and disease to see the final diagnoses and where the necropsy originated.

UK Horse Pasture Evaluation Program Benefits Students, Farms
Learn how staff works managers to help keep horses healthy and increase farms’ efficiency and productivity.

UK Alumni Spotlight: Natalie Heitz
After graduating from UK, Heitz entered vet school at Auburn University, where she is on track to graduate in May 2018.

A Visit to Maine Chance Farm with UK’s Parasitology Team
Maddie Regis describes her morning with the parasite research horse herds and the scientists that study them.

Gluck Center Celebrates 30 years of Improving Horse Health
The center opened June 5, 1987, to fulfill Thoroughbred breeder Maxwell Gluck’s legacy and promote equine research.

King William County, Virginia, Horses Test Positive for EHV
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (VDACS) has confirmed a diagnosis of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) on a second farm in Virginia. Last week

LMU Students Share Collaborative Research Project Updates
Eight veterinarian students from Lincoln Memorial University (LMU), in Harrogate, Tennessee, spent their summer collaborating with researchers in the University of Kentucky (UK) Department of
Texas Horse Owners Prepare for Hurricane Harvey
Some owners have already evacuated horses from areas in the storm’s path while others are still making plans.

Equine Infectious Anemia Found in North Carolina Mule
The 14-year-old female mule from Johnston County has been euthanized.