Latest News – The Horse
Purcell Named Director of Unwanted Horse Coalition
Jennifer Purcell, MS, PhD, will serve as the director of the Unwanted Horse Coalition.
Team Serandu Wins UK Venture Challenge
Caitlin Halliwell and Allison Burke won the challenge and $1,500 with their idea for custom-fitted riding boots.
Researchers Compare Strangulating Intestinal Lesions
Epiploic foramen entrapments and gastrosplenic ligament entrapments are similar, but have some key differences.
Breeze Times, Sale Prices, and Racetrack Performance
Researchers recently investigated factors that impact prices paid for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds sold at undertack sales.
UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Kelsey Smith
Smith’s research is focused on determining the dietary requirement for the amino acid threonine in growing horses.
Researchers Working to Address Risk of AHS Spread
Climate change is creating conducive conditions for African horse sickness to spread further than it has in the past.
Temperature and Equine Inflammation: Is There a Link?
A vet student shares her experience studying equine neutrophil function at various incubation temperatures.
UK Researchers Study MicroRNAs Throughout Gestation in Mares
MicroRNA, a small nonprotein coding gene, holds potential as a novel way to diagnose various diseases in the horse.
Virginia Owners Advised to Vaccinate Horses
Don’t wait to vaccinate horses against diseases including West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalitis, and rabies.
Is a Respiratory Virus Behind Equine IAD?
Researchers found a “strong association” between horses developing asthma after contracting a rhinitis virus.
NYRA Equine Injury Rate Remains Below National Average
The fatality rate at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course in 2015 was 1.1 per 1,000 starts.
When Horses Don’t Respond to Corrections
Our behavior expert looks at the reasons punishment often doesn’t work with horses and offers alternative solutions.
AAEP Announces Summer Continuing Education for Vets
Seminar topics include imaging the equine neck, reproduction, and soft-tissue injuries in performance horses.
Thoroughbred Sales Companies Amend Anabolic Steroid Policy
Keeneland, Fasig-Tipton, and OBS amended their policies regarding steroids in weanlings, yearlings, and 2-year-olds.
Are Chestnut Horses Crazy? Not Necessarily, Scientists Say
But, they were more likely to display “bold” behaviors (i.e., approaching unfamiliar objects) than bay horses.
OSRC Sets Cobalt Limits and Penalties
The thresholds and penalties will take effect April 15, the day cobalt testing begins at all Ohio racetracks.
