Latest News – The Horse

The best way to train a horse is to use techniques that “align with the horse’s view of the world,” according to Paul McGreevy, BVSc, MRCVS, PhD, MACVSc, associate professor of veterinary science at the University of Sydney in Camden, New South Wales, Australia, who recently published a paper on the topic.

When owner/trainer Paul Megson bought a pure white Thoroughbred weanling named Arctic Bright for $80,000 at the 2007 Keeneland November breeding stock sale, he had high hopes for the son of Painting Freedom, who is one of the few white Thoroughbred stallions in the world.

Law enforcement authorities in Oklahoma are seeking information connected with the disappearance of a Miniature Horse from an equine rescue where he was under rehabilitative treatment.

Horse owners whose animals were affected by a contagious equine metritis (CEM) outbreak during the 2009 breeding season might have the option of filing a lawsuit for damages against the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Agencies of the federal government generally are immune to lawsuits under the principle of sovereign immunity, but there are a few limited exceptions.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s (UM) College of Veterinary Medicine are conducting vital research on the equine neurologic disorder shivers, and they are seeking horse owners who have animals with shivers to assist them with this effort. This disorder is characterized by excessive hind-limb flexion or extension (commonly seen after a horse backs up), muscle tremors, tail elevation …

When it comes to the quality of cooled shipped semen for artificial insemination (AI), all semen collection centers are not equal. They’re far from it, in fact, according to a new study by Austrian researchers. The huge variation in the quality of the sperm processed by the collection center has an impact on the probability of the broodmare becoming pregnant.

A Louisiana man is facing an animal cruelty charge after allegedly shooting a horse in November. Workers at the Kansas City Southern railroad yard discovered a 13-year-old Appaloosa mare wandering around the railway property in Caddo Parish on Nov. 13. The mare had sustained a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. According to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Department, witnesses said the mare …

PRIDE, a Kentucky-based Tennessee Walking Horse Industry Organization (HIO), has declined to include new USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Horse Protection Act (HPA) enforcement regulations in its 2011 horse show rule book on the grounds that the mandate infringes on private entities’ legal rights.

Chicago’s regulations governing horse carriage operation are currently under review, with a public comment period extending to Dec. 8.