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The Rookie Road Guide
Check with your veterinarian and officials in the state where you’re headed to verify the paperwork you need for travel. Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt When I came to

Vet Tech Week Celebrates Your Vet’s Partner in Health Care
The AVMA reminds everyone how important veterinary technicians are to the veterinary health care team.

Study: EPM’s Causative Agents More Widespread than Expected
Researchers found that Neospora hughesi is being identified in horses across the United States.
South Dakota Blizzard Victims Continue Clean-Up
As of Oct. 15, ranchers have reported 36 horses dead in South Dakota alone.

Do Horses with Osteochondral Lesions Always Need Surgery?
Osteochondral lesions on young horses’ X rays might appear worrisome, but surgery isn’t always necessary.
Horse Film Review: ‘Herd in Iceland’
I’m a film fan and enjoy that my town, Bend, Ore., celebrates independent filmmakers each year at the BendFilm Festival. And if a horse film

Badminton, Burghley Winner Produces Positive Drug Test
Traces of the tranquilizer drug reserpine were found in a blood sample from Clifton Promise.

Horse Winter Coats: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
If we want to better manage our horses’ winter coats, we need to understand what they are and how they grow.

Poll Recap: Confounding Conformation
Of 766 voters, 29% said they worry most about buck or calf knees.
Virginia Man Charged in Horse Shooting, Killing
A man has been charged in connection with shooting and killing a horse in its Chesterfield County pasture.

Examining Modern Perceptions of Horse Welfare and Use
Learn what steps one researcher recommends horse industry members take to improve horse welfare perceptions.

‘s Hallowhinny Photo Contest Kicks Off
The Horse has launched a multi-platform “Hallowhinny” photo contest, and we want to see your photos!
Horse Industry Defamation Follow-up: Your Questions Answered
Editor’s note: This post is a follow up to Rachel’s last entry: You Can’t Say That! Or Can You? What if the Negative Information is True? Truth is a

Kentucky Reports Ninth Equine WNV Case for 2013
The 2-year-old Standardbred gelding’s condition is improving and he has resumed eating and drinking.
New Equine Influenza App Launched
The app is designed to help horse owners determine their economic risk for equine influenza virus.
Contraceptive Vaccine Use
Are general horse owners using the contraceptive vaccine porcine zona pellucida (or PZP)?