Latest News – The Horse
Vaccinating Horses With EPM
What is your opinion on giving half-doses of routine vaccinations to horses with EPM? I’ve read that a half-dose of vaccine in an adult horse is worthless. My horse has already received half-doses of everything. What can I do to protect him?
Checking the Vitals: Is My Horse Sick? How Sick?
Being familiar with your horse’s normal resting temperature, pulse, and respiration rates (TPR) help you recognize when things are abnormal. The TPR vitals help you determine “how abnormal.”
Kansas Rescue Operator Faces Cruelty Charge
The operator of a Kansas horse rescue is facing an animal cruelty charge in connection with the removal of 80 horses from her Coffey County property last month. Detective Tom Johnson of the Coffey County Sheriff’s Department said sheriff’s deputies and veterinarians removed the horses from the Winding Road Equine Rescue and Retirement facility on July 30 after a tipster co
Horse Tip Daily 269 – Max Corcoran on the Blazing Heat
Max Corcoran, long time groom for International Eventer Karen O’Connor, joins as co-host of the Eventing Radio Show with some tips she has learned through
The WEG Through My Camera Lens
I have looked forward to the World Equestrian Games since the announcement was made that they would be held in Lexington at the Kentucky Horse
Foaling season: A horse waking up from anesthesia can be dangerous
Last week, a 1,400-pound warmblood got his leg caught in a gate in this excerpt about 24 hours during foaling season from the Eclipse Press
Kentucky Horse Park Facilities and Safety
From arena footing to walking paths, the Kentucky Horse Park improvements put the horse first.
Jockey Club Projects 10% Thoroughbred Foal Crop Decline
The Jockey Club announced Aug. 21 a projected 2011 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 27,000, a decline of 10% from the estimate of 30,000 registered foals for 2010.
The foal crop projection, traditionally announced in mid-August, is computed by using Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) received to date for the 2010 breeding season. RMBs are to be filed by Aug. 1 of each breeding s
WEG: U.S. Para-Dressage Team Nominated Entries Named
The United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) would like to thank all of the Para-Dressage equines that have been selected to the Nominated Entry for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). The Para-Dressage competition for the WEG at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., begins on Oct. 5. Riders will compete on a world-stage in front of international judge
Third Massachusetts Horse Dead from EEE
A third Massachusetts horse has died after being infected with Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). On Aug. 13 a 3-year-old horse from Lancaster, located in Worcester County, died after developing clinical signs of the illness the previous day. On Aug. 1 another Worcester County horse died after being diagnosed with the disease, and a Middleborough colt was euthanized on July 21 aft
Osteoarthritis and Horses: Biomarker Research Gaining Ground
Diagnosing osteoarthritis (OA) in horses with a simple test using a single blood or synovial fluid sample is a great idea, but it has been difficult to accomplish as proven yet again in a recent study by veterinarians from the University of Minnesota Equine Centre. The application of biomarkers is a growing field in veterinary medicine; commercial test kits are available f
Treating Systemic Fungal Infections With Better Options
There are more options today for treating systemic fungal infections in foals and horses, but owners should be prepared for a long haul–treatment takes a long time, it’s expensive, and the infection can reoccur.
Thoroughbred Pedigree and Genetics Symposium Oct. 11
The Blood-Horse magazine, in conjunction with Pedigree Consultants, LLC, announces the first Thoroughbred Pedigree and Genetics Symposium, to be held at the Marriott Griffin Gate hotel in Lexington, Ky., on Oct. 11, 2010. (The Blood-Horse is the sister publication to The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care.) The 2010 Thoroughbred Pedigree and Genetics Symposium
A Look at the US Dressage WEG Selection Trials
Next to a World Equestrian Games or an Olympic Games, the most exciting competition may well be the selection trials for a WEG or an
Endurance Event Volunteer’s Introduction to WEG
The first step in my adventure as a volunteer for the endurance phase of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games was taken July 26, 2010,
Recent Study Indicates Possible Parasite Drug Resistance
A recent study by University of Kentucky researcher Mary Rossano, MS, PhD, assistant professor in Animal and Food Sciences, suggests that two commonly-used dewormers (fenbendazole and moxidectin) might no longer be as effective against small strongyles as once thought.
