Latest News – The Horse
Tack and Habit Episode 28 – Schleeze Zocks
More horse husband safe gifts from Glenn and Helena goes crazy and breaks the budget. Did she actually buy the $4,000 saddle and is she
Jumping Radio Show Episode 38 – Inspirational People Series: Kathy Kusner
Kathy Kusner is our featured guest as part of the Inspirational People Series. Listen in right here. Jumping Radio Episode 38 – Show Notes and
Jumping Radio Show Episode 37 – Toronto World Cup Grand Prix winner Brianne Goutal
Toronto World Cup Grand Prix winner and rising star, Brianne Goutal joins me to share her successes and aspirations, and Tania Cubitt from Performance Horse
Jumping Radio Show Episode aaep-2006 – Lene & Eirin Bruheim
Two Texas teenagers, Lene & Eirin Bruheim, share sibling ambitions to make it to the top of the sport and tell us what they think
Investigators Disagree Over Colorado Horse Deaths
This was written by one of our freelance writers, Pat Raia. It seems rather appropriate that the image on the upper left-hand side of this
Horseback Rider Pain
Jochen Schleese, Master Saddler of Schleese Saddlery, discusses the pain a poor-fitting saddle can cause you and how it can compromise your ride.
Zenyatta To Appear at Keeneland Upon Arrival in Kentucky
Lane’s End Farm announced Nov. 29 that Jerry and Ann Moss’ now-retired champion Zenyatta will make an appearance at Keeneland upon her arrival in Kentucky.
Barn Fire Kills 24 Horses at Wisconsin Rescue
The operators of a Wisconsin horse rescue are seeking a new location after fire swept through their leased barn last week, killing 24 animals.
Owner of Abandoned Oregon Horses Sought
Law enforcement authorities in Oregon are seeking the owner of two apparently abandoned horses. Clackamas County Sheriff’s Deputy Clint Pierce said Portland General Electric utility company personnel discovered the chestnut mare and red chestnut gelding wandering utility company property near the Mount Hood National Forest on Nov. 24. Both are currently under rehabilitative care …
Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center Announces Continuing Education Schedule
Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has announced its 2010-11 Tuesday Talks schedule. This series of free lectures is designed to provide veterinarians, horse owners, and industry professionals with valuable insight and practical advice related to a wide array of equine health care topics.
FEI Prohibited Substance App Now Available for Android Phones
Three weeks after launching its iPhone application for the Equine Prohibited Substances list, the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) has announced that the app is now available on Android smartphones.
Improving Gastrointestinal Tract Healing in Horses after Colic
Cutting-edge research conducted on microscopic tunnels in horses’ intestinal walls has revealed that these channels play a key role in helping intestines heal after life-threatening colic episodes.
Chronic Laminitis Can Increase Risk of Foot Infection
Because laminitis compromises the equine foot so drastically, horses with the disease are more prone to foot infections and abscesses. During the Sept. 17-18 Laminitis West Conference in Monterey, Calif., Bob Agne, DVM, an equine podiatrist at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., discussed how to diagnose and treat such infections.
Cornell Researcher Wins NIH Director’s Innovator Award
An associate professor of medicine at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has received the National Insitute of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award. The $1.5 million grant was awarded to Maria Julia Bevilaqua Felippe, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, and is presented over five years to stimulate highly innovative research and support promising new investigators who are studying
Identifying Neglect of Horses
Everyone has a different mental picture of how a skinny horse looks, acts, and appears. Often the easiest way to determine if a horse needs to be investigated by authorities is to determine his or her body condition score using the Henneke Scale.
Specific Gene Thought to Determine Athletic Ability
Two separate research teams have identified the myostatin gene as a crucial indicator of athletic ability in a Thoroughbred’s genetic makeup and are continuing to study the potential of this marker for race distance selection.
