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Mustang Training Competition Offers $300K in Prize Money
The Extreme Mustang Makeover will offer an estimated $300,000 in prize money as it enters its third year of competition.
“We’ve been very fortunate in this economy to be able to sell out all of our events with the average adoption of the mustangs holding at about $1,000 per head,” said Mustang Heritage Foundation Executive Director Patti Colbert. “Our goal each year has been to place
13 Fires Burning in California, Horse Evacuation Sites Available
It’s fire season in California, where a shortage of rainfall has resulted in dry conditions. As of Monday evening, there were 13 fires burning throughout the state.
In Southern California, the Station Fire in the Angeles National Forest near Flintridge had already burned more than 100,000 acres and was only 5% contained as of Monday evening. It destroyed 53 structures and
TheHorse.com en Español: Caballos Reaccionan al Latido Cardiaco del Humano
This is one of a series of articles translated as part of our partnership with A Caballo, an equine publication based in Mexico, and Jorge Murga, DVM. Keep an eye on TheHorse.com for more Spanish-language resources coming soon. Read a
Vet School Lecture Offered at Quarter Horse Congress
Attendees at this year’s All American Quarter Horse Congress will have the opportunity to learn more about pursuing a career in veterinary medicine through a lecture entitled “So, You Want to be a Vet? Tips for How to Get Into and Succeed in Vet School.”
Panelists will include:
- Rustin Moore, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, chair, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University
Fire Destroys Four Kentucky State Fair Horse Barns
Just two days after the conclusion of the Kentucky State Fair, a fire has destroyed four of the horse barns at the Kentucky State Fair & Exposition Center in Louisville, the Associated Press reported.
It’s believed the barns were empty but state fair President Harold Workman said it was too early to know the
Weaving Worries
I have a 12-year-old Tennessee Walker who weaves. I recently noticed lameness in the right front leg. How does weaving affect the lameness, and what treatments can I use to stop or decrease the lameness? Would steroid injections help?
Cryptorchid Concerns
I have a 24-month-old Azteca colt that has dropped only one testicle so far.
Heeding Quarantine
Quarantine is one of the oldest infectious disease control measures.
Sinister Sands
Earlier this month we reported on a sad incident on a French beach in which a horse and rider fell into decomposing green algae. Toxic
Graduating Vet Students Encouraged to Pursue Research Careers
Private practice isn’t for everyone, but for graduating veterinary students facing an average of $120,000 in debt, it often is the only logical choice. A new program–the Pfizer Animal Health-Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) Veterinary Fellowship for Advanced Study–gives current practitioners necessary financial support while they pursue a veterinary research career. The program commits a
Horse Sales: Cribbing Can Break the Deal
Even when a stalled, cribbing horse is turned out to pasture, they often continue to crib on the fencing or water troughs. It’s also interesting to note that some experts think cribbing can be a pleasurable sensation for horses and act as a stress reliever.
South Carolina Horse Shot in Pasture
The owner of a bay Quarter Horse mare found dead in her Anderson, S.C., pasture Friday morning said he believes the animal was killed with a captive bolt, the Independent Mail reported.
Horse owner Monte Beasley said the mare named Katie was out in her pasture when she
Gastric Cancer in Horses: Researchers Scope out the Details
Abdominal tumors are only rarely diagnosed in horses, but the amount of time horses usually survive after such a finding is shockingly short. Because the signs of gastric cancer are vague, diagnosing gastric cancer in horses can be challenging. Often, even narrowing the problem down to the stomach in a timely fashion proves to be near impossible.
To better describe what a horse
EHV-1 Quarantine Lifted at Pennsylvania Stable
A quarantine at Rolling Hills Ranch stable in Bridgeville, Allegheny County, Pa., has been lifted after samples collected from all 116 horses there tested negative for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1, or EHV-1, said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff .
The quarantine was established on July 20 when at least three horses tested positive for the neurologic form of EHV-1. The
Basking in the glow of SRO!
It was standing-room only the other night at Equine ER’s first bookstore reading at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington. Thanks to all of you who were
Los Angeles Horse Owners Evacuating Ahead of Fire
Horse owners in the path of the Station fire are urged to bring their animals to Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills, the Los Angeles Times reported. The previous site, the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Griffith Park, was filled as
