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Equine Welfare (AAEP 2010)
Dr. Nat Messer discusses racehorse welfare, show horse welfare, the Equitarians, and more based on the In Depth: Equine Welfare session he moderated at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention.
Researcher: Realistic Expectations Key to Managing Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is an incurable joint condition that affects horses of all ages and is thought to have a hand in up to 60% of all lameness cases. According to Janny C. de Grauw, DVM, PhD, from the Department of Equine Sciences at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, who recently co-authored a paper on pain in horses with OA, management of the disease requires balanced exercise regimens,
University of Saskatchewan Horse Health Center Ready for Expansion
An expanded horse health care facility at the University of Saskatchewan will be called the Ryan/Dube Equine Performance Center in recognition of a couple’s longtime support for veterinary research and education. Heather Ryan and her husband, L. David Dube, contributed $1.2 million toward the expansion of the college’s existing equine performance center. Three other donors (the Government of
Clean Tack: Readers Keep Their Tack in Good Shape
More than 860 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How often do you wipe down your tack after riding?”
Minimum Standards of Horse Care Booklet Published for California Officials
“Is it abuse or neglect?” Sometimes law enforcement officials unfamiliar with horses or proper horse care have to make that call in an equine welfare case. Three equine researchers in California recently published a booklet to arm California law enforcement agents who might not be familiar with horses in detecting and describing neglect cases.
Zenyatta Crowned Horse of the Year
Zenyatta, the daughter of Street Cry who sustained her only loss in 20 starts when second in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic, was honored Jan. 17 as North America’s Horse of the Year for owners Jerry and Ann Moss and trainer John Shirreffs. The winner, announced during the Eclipse Awards dinner in Miami Beach, Fla., received 128 first-place votes, edging out Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Blame, who
Winter Chores: Dealing with Winter on the Horse Farm
Welcome to the dead of winter. Even parts of the country that don’t usually experience snow are getting a healthy dose right now. Last week
Jumping Radio Show Episode 45 – Rising Star Jessica Springsteen
One of the sport’s rising stars, Jessica Springsteen joins Chris and Brianne on this week’s episode to tell us what her riding plans are for
Stable Scoop Episode 126 – Best Selling Author and Dressage Rider Tami Hoag
Best selling author and Grand Prix dressage rider, Tami Hoag, joins Helena and Glenn this week to talk about Tami’s writing as well as her
Eventing Radio Episode 114 – A Way Forward for the US Team?
Robert Costello makes his debut as co-host as Phillip Dutton returns to tell us how he and Robert have joined forces to bid for the
Tack and Habit Episode 35 – Irish Yaks
Helena brings style and taste to the show with the Dubarry of Ireland Country Tweed Collection and Glenn helps you keep from falling on your
Mitchell Named Executive Vice President of Blood-Horse Publications
Marla Bickel, President and CEO of Blood-Horse Publications, has announced that Eric Mitchell has been appointed Executive Vice President of the company. In this capacity, Mitchell will be part of the executive team that will continue to guide the Thoroughbred industry’s leading multimedia company into the future. He will retain his primary role of Editorial Director/Editor-in-Chief of The
Equine Embryo Transfer Table Topic (AAEP 2010)
One of the popular Table Topics sessions held at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners Annual Meeting, held Dec. 4-8 in Baltimore, Md., revolved around equine embryo transfer.
Queensland Flooding Deadly for Area Horses
Dozens of horses have been killed by the floods that continue to trouble Australia, according to the New Zealand-based website Horsetalk. About 80 Standardbred horses at the prominent Cold Mountain Stud, located near Moore in Queensland, perished in the flood.
Maryland Horse Industry Board Gets New Leader
Ross Peddicord, a lifelong horseman, is taking the reins as the new executive director of the Maryland Horse Industry Board. The board promotes equestrian industry and the use of horses for recreation through activities such as raising awareness and visibility, educational and research projects to benefit the equine industry, and developmental efforts to stimulate the growth of the local horse
Equine Scapular Fractures: Incidence in Racehorses (AAEP 2010)
About 2% and 6% of all racetrack fatalities in Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses, respectively, are the result of scapular fractures, according to Stuart A. Vallance, BVSc (Hons), who, with Susan Stover, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, and a research team at the JD Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory at the University of California, Davis, has investigated the risk factors for this fracture so
