Latest News – The Horse

(Un)certain Change: Climate Shifts and Horse Keeping
Learn how rising temperatures and extreme weather events are affecting horse keeping.
2016 BEVA Congress: Friday’s Top Tweets
Top take-homes from presentations on regenerative medicine, eye issues, racing performance and injuries, and more.
Free Equine Dentistry Research Collection Published Online
The collection includes 10 studies on physiology, disease, diagnosis, and treatment techniques in equine dentistry.
Unwanted Horse Coalition Revives Ambassador Program
Program volunteers represent the UHC at meetings nationwide to present information about unwanted horses.

Shared Science: Human and Equine Health Similarities
Studying diseases across species can benefit horses as well as people.

BEVA Trust Projects Inspire Vets to Volunteer
More than 45 BEVA members volunteered with challenging health-care and education initiatives both at home and abroad.

New Procedure Uses Wire to Help Heal a Broken Mandible
Researchers stressed the importance of postoperative diet, hygiene, and medications for a successful outcome.
Judy Lincoln Receives 2016 AHP Chris Brune Spirit Award
Judy Lincoln’s can-do attitude and enthusiasm for AHP and its members shows she’s got spirit.
2016 BEVA Congress: Thursday’s Top Tweets
Top take-homes from presentations on laminitis, grass sickness, atypical myopathy, sedation, and more.

BEVA Unveils Online Support Network for Working Parents
MumsVet provides information and support for equine veterinary professionals who are balancing work with parenthood.

Feral Horses in Nevada Killed in Collision
The state Department of Agriculture is asking drivers near the Virginia Range to be alert for roaming feral horses.

BLM Conducting Wild Horse Gather in Stone Cabin HMA
Additionally, the BLM Nevada plans to hold an adoption event in conjunction with the Stone Cabin gather.

Emergency Wild Horse Gather Underway in Nevada
The BLM said wild horses residing on private lands in the Wood Hills area, outside the Spruce-Pequop HMA boundary.

Dr. Sue McDonnell’s Help for a Buddy-Sour Horse
My gelding has separation anxiety when away from his pasture buddy. How can I address this issue?

Two Additional WNV Cases Confirmed in Minnesota Horses
Both horses–one from Becker County and one from Goodhue County–are reportedly recovering.

Do Nervous Mares Have Nervous Foals?
Behaviorist Dr. Sue McDonnell shares research-based insight into how a mare’s temperament might influence her foal.



