Latest News – The Horse
Targeted Deworming Advocated for Cushing’s Horses
Horses with Cushing’s disease tend to have higher fecal egg counts than healthy horses.
Equine Guelph Education Project Headed to WEG
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games has invited Equine Guelph’s EquiMania! to be the center for youth equine education over the 16-day competition coming to Lexington, Ky., next fall.
Elmer Bandit Euthanized
National competitive trail mileage record holder Elmer Bandit, 38, passed away Feb. 14 in the pasture of his longtime boarding stable, surrounded by several friends
Historic and Horsey Midway
It might be easy to dismiss Midway as just a bedroom community of Lexington (it’s only about a 20-minute drive) if it wasn’t for the abundant
Surely Awesome Part 10: A goddess of a mare
On Thursday in this excerpt from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER, Surely Awesome, the gentle, sorrel-colored Quarter Horse mare with the shattered long pastern
Australia and our Spotlight Dressage Rider: 2010 Radio Show Episode 77
We get a report from Anna Sharpley on the Alltech 2010 World Equestrian Games preparations in Australia and we speak to our Spotlight Dressage Rider
Ashley Holzer & Palm Beach World Dressage Masters: Dressage Radio Episode 38
Canadian Ashley Holzer makes her first appearance on the show and tells us about her performance at the Palm Beach World Dressage Masters plus Sara
Memories of Elmer Bandit
Readers react to the death of the National competitive trail mileage record holder Elmer Bandit.
Megan Ayrault on the Stifle: Horse Tip Daily #144
Megan Ayrault is one of the leading authorities on animal massage in the country. Megan joins us to guide you into the world of massage
Craig Thompson on Walking Cross Country: Horse Tip Daily #143
International Eventer Craig Thompson joins us with a variety of tips from training to horse care to tack selection. Listen in today as he speaks
New Procedure Could Impact Heritability of Genetic Diseases
Dr. Mats Troedsson of the University of Kentucky discusses a new procedure that could impact the heritability of genetic diseases. (4:17)
Horse Racing Author, Former Jockey Dick Francis Dies
Best-selling British thriller writer and steeplechase jockey great Dick Francis died in his home in the Cayman Islands Feb. 14, The Associated Press reported. He was 89.
His son Felix said he and his brother, Merrick, were “deva
Competitive Trail Horse Elmer Bandit, 38, Euthanized
National competitive trail mileage record holder Elmer Bandit, 38, passed away Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the pasture of his longtime boarding stable, Misty River, in Independence, Mo.
Surrounded my several friends and his lifelo
Electrotherapy Devices for Equine Veterinary Use
Electrotherapy technology, available since the 1960s, is useful to manage pain, improve range of motion, decrease edema (fluid swelling), improve motor control and strength, reverse muscle wasting, deliver blood flow, and serve as a vehicle for ionto
Used Snaffle Bits Requested by UK Group
A group based in the United Kingdom is asking for horse owners’ help in replacing homemade bits often used in India. Friends of Marwari/Kathiawari Horse U.K. has put out an open call for donations of small (5″ and under) snaffle bits.<
Canadian Rules Could Impact Slaughter Exports
New Canadian horse processing regulations could slow the flow of U.S. horses to slaughter plants there, say equine welfare advocates.
Last month the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advised all Canadian owners of horses that co
