Latest News – The Horse
Severe Laminitis in Horses: Modified Surgical Treatment (AAEP 2009)
When a horse has a severe case of laminitis with marked instability of the coffin bone, cutting the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) is a treatment that veterinarians often recommend. This surgical procedure is commonly done halfway down the back of the cannon with the horse standing and sedated, but researchers recently described a modified technique that is performed behind the pastern.
Racehorse Adoption: New Vocations Places 330-Plus in 2009
New Vocations racehorse adoption program placed more than 330 retired racehorses into new homes and careers during 2009. The program, which has facilities in Lexington, Ohio, Michigan, and Tennessee, has adopted more than 3,000 retirees into carefully screened and monitored homes in its 18 years.
“This is a very difficult time for unwanted horses,” said program director
Charges Filed in Ohio Arabian Cruelty Case
An Ohio woman faces multiple animal cruelty charges after county animal welfare authorities removed 31 allegedly malnourished Arabian horses from her property.
Last week animal welfare authorities from the Humane Society of Ottawa County discovered 37 animals allegedly living in filth without food or water. One horse was found dead and five were euthanized at the scene. The remain
Eye Removal Surgery Recovery Reviewed (AAEP 2009)
Horses recover from general anesthesia following removal of an eye (enucleation) equally well as horses recovering from other types of surgeries, reported veterinarians and surgeons who reviewed records of horses that underwent enucleation between 2006 and 2008. These horses were matched with similar aged horses undergoing surgery and general anesthesia. These cases included routine, elective proc
Tampa Bay Backstretch Worker Dies in Horse Accident
An exercise rider and backstretch worker died Feb. 1 after a horse fell on top of him while exercising at Tampa Bay Downs in Florida.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Robert Shields, 60, died after one of the horses got spooked and fell over, fatally injuring him.
Spokeswoman Vida Morgan said Shields was taken to Mease Countryside Hospital, where he was
Horse Hay Prices Shared by Readers
More than 1,570 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How much are you paying for small square bales of hay?”
Anatomy Of A Sentence
The animal cruelty trial of Nebraska horse owner Jason Meduna has attracted a lot of attention recently. More than 200 seriously malnourished and neglected horses
Surely Awesome Part 6: Will the mare mend?
On Thursday in this excerpt from the Eclipse Press book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman, Quarter Horse mare Surely Awesome was able to deliver her
Developing Young Riders: Dressage Radio Episode aaep-2006
Debbie McDonald joins me this week as co-host and tells us about the USEF Developing Dressage Program. We also hear from Alis Carbone who gained
Selection Trials Take Shape
The 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, may still seem a ways off (they commence September 25 and conclude October 10), but for
Arabian Horses Removed from Ohio Farm
More than 30 allegedly malnourished Arabian horses are receiving rehabilitative care after officials removed them from a farm in Oak Harbor, Ohio.
On Friday, Animal welfare authorities from the Humane Society of Ottawa County discovered 37 animals allegedly living in filth without food or water. One horse was dead and another five were euthanized at the scene. The remaining 31 hor
Normal Vital Signs in Your Horse
The time to pull out the thermometer and stethoscope to check your horse’s temperature, pulse (heart rate), and respiration (TPR) for the first time is not when he’s looking a little puny and you and the veterinarian are on the phone trying to decide whether it’s an emergency. Instead, these baseline measurements should be part of a horse’s routine care.
The ‘Skinny’ on Skin Conditions
Diagnosing skin diseases is probably one of the greatest challenges to horse handlers and veterinarians alike.
Local Analgesia Aids Castration Pain Control
Adding a local analgesic to the systemic pain medications used during castration relieved pain in colts, researchers recently reported.
The researchers observed three groups of 12 colts. All of the horses received pain medication before and after surgery. One group received butorphanol, a morphine derivative; one received phenylbutazone, an anti-inflammatory; and the third receive
Horse Nutrients in Tandem
Your horse needs certain nutrients in his diet, but they don’t work unilaterally on his body. Instead, they help each other to help your horse. If you understand how these nutrients support each other, you can make better feeding choices.
Winter Care for Older Horses
Owners must consider how they will meet their older horses’ nutrient requirements during the winter. Providing adequate energy is the prime concern, and how you will provide those extra calories depends on available feed and each horse’s needs.
