Latest News – The Horse
Saddle Training BLM Mustangs for Adoption
The BLM partners with entities to train mustangs gathered from public lands to prepare them for use as riding horses.
Florida Senate to Discuss Uniform Racehorse Medication Bill
Legislation governing equine medication policy is scheduled to be heard Feb. 18.
Four Ways to Help Keep Your Horse Healthy
A wellness plan is a proactive approach in caring for your horse.
Choose Tendon Injury Cases Carefully for Stem Cell Success
Practitioners should choose cases and prepare cells carefully for the best chance of treatment success, one vet says.
Test Horses Annually for Equine Infectious Anemia
Here’s why following testing regulations for equine infectious anemia is critical to maintaining good horse health.
BLM Begins Fish Creek Wild Horse Gather
The gather, expected to last 10 days, will be followed by a wild horse adoption event on Feb. 28.
‘Do the Little Things Well and the Big Things Will Happen’
Dr. Marvin Beeman offers wisdom gathered from 60 years of practice, which took him from farm calls to the Olympics.
Pool Advances Equine Orthopedic Surgery
Learn about the New Bolton Center’s recovery pool and how it helps horses following surgery.
Anabolic Steroids Still an Issue in U.S. Horse Racing
A number of samples from Thoroughbred racehorses recently came back positive for anabolic steroids.
OBS Adopting Model Medication Rules
The sales company will begin implementing guidelines for controlled therapeutic medications this spring.
Endoscopy for Equine Dental Exams
Oral endoscopy provides vets with a detailed, magnified view of dental and soft tissue structures in the horse’s mouth.
Judge Halts Nevada Wild Horse Gather
The judge halted the gather “until the court has an opportunity to fully consider the merits of plaintiffs’ claims.”
BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program: An Overview
Learn about the history of feral horses and burros in the United States and the BLM’s management goals and strategies.
Punishment and Horses
Does punishing horses work to deter them from certain behaviors, and when is punishment appropriate for a horse?
Oklahoma Man Charged With Maltreating Horse Herd
An Oklahoma man is facing multiple charges after more than 80 horses were seized from his Muskogee County property.
Vets Northrop, Mueller Named to Georgia Racing Board
Dr. Foster Northrop and Dr. Eric Mueller join a group working to pass pari-mutuel wagering legislation in Georgia.
