Latest News – The Horse

Pre-Breeding to Foaling: Mare and Stallion Care
Get ready for breeding season with one hour of healthcare information for broodmare and stallion owners. Our experts will help you get your mares bred and deliver healthy foals.
First Clone-to-Clone Foal Produced
Cloning science advanced when the world?s first filly produced by a clone and out of a clone was born.
Franklin Appointed to Equitarian Initiative Board
Rob Franklin, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, has been named to the board of directors of the Equitarian Initiative.
Choosing a Veterinarian
In seventh grade I remember sitting atop our paddock’s four-board fence and interviewing my family’s longtime veterinarian, Dr. Kitt Bosse. It was a career-day assignment,

N.C. Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate against WNV, EEE
In 2012, there were 20 cases of EEE and three cases of WNV in North Carolina horses reported.
Adequan Availability could be Limited in Coming Months
Supplies of Adequan i.m. are expected to be limited in the coming months due to factory renovations.

New Method for Scoring Sweat Losses in Horses Proposed
Researchers believe different sweating patterns can help estimate how much sweat horses lose during exercise.
Partnership between RVC, Buckingham Equine Vets Announced
The partnership is designed to advance the standards of veterinary education.
Purina Named CSU Industry Partner of the Year
Purina received the Industry Partnership Award from Colorado State University?s Department of Animal Sciences.

Selenium Status’ Impact on Equine Antioxidant Factors
Researchers recently evaluated selenium status’ impact on antioxidant factors in mature horses.
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Donors Can Receive Orb Cap
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation donors can receive an official Orb baseball cap.
2013 Kentucky Trail Summit Scheduled
The Kentucky Trail Summit is designed as an educational and networking event for horseback trail users.

Developing a Piroplasmosis Control Strategy for Sudan
Researchers hope to develop a control strategy to prevent piroplasmosis from spreading to other nations.
Wisconsin Police Probe Horse Deaths
Authorities found more than 70 horses either dead or starving on a Pleasant Prairie, Wis., farm.
Clark Named CEO of Equine Best Practices
Andrew R. Clark, DVM, MBA, previous head of the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, is the new CEO of EBP.
"At Least She’s Feeling Good…"
Earlier this year I attended a veterinary conference and listened intently as the speaker discussed pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, or equine Cushing’s disease). As