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Debbie Tomin, co-owner with her husband, Bill, of Rockridge Farm in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., told TheHorse.com late Sunday morning that “23 horses were fed the poisonous concoction (of apples, carrots, and oleander leaves).

“All the ones in the barn and three outside (were fed the dangerous mixture),” she said of the Saddlebreds at their farm. “We brought two home from the hospital

Kenny Geisler and Megan Benjamin, the most successful American vaulters competing today, solidified the Mt. Eden Vaulters’ domination of the Kentucky Cup Vaulting on July 31. Geisler, 28, was leading the CVI2* men’s division (6.979) at the competition’s halfway point, and Benjamin, 21, was leading the CVI2* women’s division (7.933).
 
The Kentucky Cup is the vaulting test event for

In California, a San Diego County ranch owner says 23 show horses have been poisoned by someone who fed them highly toxic oleander leaves.

Debbie Tomin, owner of Rockridge Farm in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., says three horses are seriously ill and are undergoing treatment at an equine hospital.

The other horses, including two pregnant mares, are being treated at the ranch.

Four horses have been euthanized and a fifth horse is recumbent following an outbreak of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in a boarding stable in northern France, according to the treating veterinarian. Quarantine has been established and will continue for at least three more weeks.
 
Jeroen Lissens, DVM, said seven of the 63 horses at the stable have tested positive for the disease

K-Zar Emanuel, 15-year-old gray Arabian gelding won the 2009 Tevis Cup, crossing the finishing line at 10:20 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 1). Four miles from the finish, after crossing No Hands Bridge in the California moonlight, rider Sarah Engsberg urged her mount on with the words, “We’re Going Home, K-Zar.”

Engsberg, from Fairburn, Ga., arrived in California early to ride K-Zar three time

The convention of leading and mounting the horse from the left might be more than just tradition, according to a new study from St. Andrews University. The study, led by Kate Farmer, MA, at the Harmony Center in Austria, shows that horses generally prefer this arrangement too, and not just because this is how they are trained.

The researchers compared two groups of horses: one trained

The hock is one of the most complex and hardest-worked joints in the horse’s body, so it must be strong and sturdy to avoid injury. Much of what we ask our horses to do, whether high-performance dressage, reining, jumping, or simply going up and down hills on trail rides, requires strong and well-functioning hocks. In this article we’ll examine hock conformation, injury, ways to counteract

Veterinarians can better diagnose problems in our horses because of the improving array of equipment they have in their arsenals.

Ventilating your equine facilities is critically important for your horses’ and your own health and well-being. Taking advantage of natural ventilation is the best way to design your facility for long-term comfort.

Despite a horse's apparently sturdy exterior, his various internal body systems are delicate–particularly his

Up until recently I have never had any behavioral issues with my 15-year-old Thoroughbred gelding. Awhile back he flipped out in the cross-ties with a new farrier. Since then he has been very upset to be shod in cross-ties. How can I calm him down?

A few of our therapy horses are very mouthy. When they are in session and have a child on their back they try to nip at their leaders. We have a hard time correcting it because of the child. How do I help incoming horses not develop these habits?