Latest News – The Horse
Once-Paralyzed Foal Now Walking Freely
Vitelle, the once-paralyzed filly, is finally walking, trotting, and cantering without a walker at the farm in Belgium she left more than a year ago. In June 2009, at 3 weeks old, the Boulonnais Draft horse foal developed sudden paralysis and urinary incontinence. Three days later she underwent a groundbreaking surgical laminectomy at a Belgian veterinary school to remove a cyst from her spinal co
Readers Focus on Wild Horses
More than 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What do you think should happen with wild/feral horses?”
Weaning Horses
Weaning can be quite stressful for foals, mares, and their owners.
Eventing Radio Episode 90 – NAJYRC
Join us as we chat with the leading team of the Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) presented by Gotham North.
Jumping Radio Show Episode 22 – NAJYRC
Listen in as we broadcast from the Kentucky Horse Park get an update on the show jumping at the Adequan FEI North American Junior &
Dressage Radio Episode 62 – NAJYRC
We are joined by some terrific young riders competing in the FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) Listen in for a fun
Horse Tip Daily 250 – Jessica Jahiel, Ph.D. on Form Over Fences
Dr. Jahiel is a regular co-host on the Jumping Radio Show, part of the Horse Radio Network (HRN). Listen in as she discusses form over
Horse Tip Daily 249 – Betty Fey on Ground Poles Overcoming Fear
We are thrilled to have Betty Fey be the first listener to record a tip for Horse Tip Daily. A self professed cowgirl in a
Horse Tip Daily 248 – Jackie Baker, Letting Your Personality Show
Jackie Baker is one of the most successful equestrian bloggers on the Internet. Her blog Regarding Horses is enjoyed by thousands of horse lovers worldwide.
Foaling season: Anything can happen
Our look at 24 hours during foaling season continues in this excerpt from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman. Today, we visit
Norwegian Olympian’s Appeal to Swiss Supreme Court Rejected
The Swiss Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by Tony Andre Hansen from Norway against his disqualification from show jumping the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The Supreme Court has ordered Hansen to pay costs of $4,809.42 USD and legal fees to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) of $5,771.31 USD.
Thoroughbred Eskendereya to Stand at Taylor Made Stallions
Jess Jackson of Stonestreet Farm and Ahmed Zayat of Zayat Stables announced Aug. 2 that Eskendereya, the favorite for this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands before being withdrawn due to injury, will stand at Taylor Made Stallions in Nicholasville, Ky., beginning in 2011.
Basic Conditioning of the Equine Athlete
Basic conditioning of the equine athlete involves consideration of the event in which the horse will be competing, the level of competition that you expect the horse to achieve, the time you have in which to condition the horse, and the horse’s previous conditioning for the event. The goal of any basic conditioning program is to enhance the psychological and the physical respo
Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center Receives Award of Excellence
The United States Park Police (USPP) Horse Mounted Patrol recently presented an Award of Excellence to Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center “for the truly exceptional veterinary services received from this nationally-recognized equine health care facility.”
Africanized Bee Swarm Kills Two Horses in California
A California rancher recommends horse owners examine their barns for Africanized honeybee hives after two horses stabled on her Menifee property died subsequent to sustaining hundreds of stings. The two Tennessee Walking horses were stabled in a barn containing undiscovered Africanized bee hives at Wagon Wheel Ranch. On July 21 a ranch hand discovered the animals swarmed by the bees, said ranch ow
How to Memorize Your Dressage Test
Emily Sorensen, a trainer at Wyvern farm in Martinez, Calif., gives advice for people with bad memories on how to memorize a dressage test.
