Latest News – The Horse

Using a modern TEM, which can magnify images up to 250,000 times with high quality resolution, researchers examined 14- and 16-day-old embryos (about a half an inch in diameter) to better understand the unique aspects of the developing horse.

Kentucky’s Cooperative Extension Service is funded at the local, state, and federal levels and places representatives in each of Kentucky’s 120 counties to teach residents about the latest research from UK and Kentucky State University, Kentucky’s other land grant institution.

UK was founded in 1865 as one of the nation’s first land g

Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games spectators will have a variety of parking and transportation options, including hotel shuttles and on-site parking, for the 16 days of the event.

With the recent availability of property adjacent to the Kentucky Horse Park, parking for 10,000 vehicles each day is now possible on-site. Parking will be $20 per vehicle with cash only accepted on ent

When people sprain an ankle, they tend to put all their weight on the other foot to compensate. Horses respond similarly to lameness, using sound muscles to compensate for the injury, according to a new study.

This means that lameness affects many muscles, not just those around the injury. This “functional adaptation” can result in secondary lameness in an otherwise so

A Maryland farm operator faces multiple animal cruelty charges for the alleged maltreatment of 26 horses on his Garrett County property.

Last month, animal welfare authorities removed the horses along with other livestock after receiving a tip about their condition, said Denise Clatterbuck Lohr, animal control officer for the Garrett County Humane Society. The horses are under reh

Federal officials are calling for more education, research, and cooperation when it comes to emerging equine diseases.

During the June 22 American Horse Council National Issues Forum, a panel discussion on “Emerging Diseases: A Challenge to the Horse Industry” took center stage. It was co-hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspe

Al Roker of NBC’s “Today Show” visited Bozeman, Mont., earlier this week, bringing with him $1.2 million in donations for Eagle Mount, a local charity.

This trip was a part of the ninth-annual “Lend a Hand” program, whose purpose is “to help small charities across the country that work toward improving conditions in their communities,” according to MSNBC.com.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist dressage mount Salinero will not be competing at the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games due to ongoing complications from having injured his withers, according to his owner, trainer, and rider Anky van Grunsven of the Netherlands.

“As long as it hurts to have a saddle on him, he won’t be ridden,” van Grunsven said.

Swelling

Equine rescue operators in Florida are seeking the most recent owner of an Arabian racing mare originally registered to a high-profile global breeding organization.

Law enforcement authorities discovered Virikis Sis, two other mares, and a filly on June 8 after a farmer reported seeing the animals wandering in a field in rural Hialeah. The horses were placed with the South Florida

As the wildfire near Flagstaff, Ariz., continued to grow and the Second Chance Center for Animals was forced to evacuate with 180 animals and set up a temporary outdoor shelter beyond the fires’ range at Fort Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff, the American Humane Association gave Second Chance Center for Animals a $5,000 emergency grant on June 21 for necessary supplies at the temporary s