Latest News – The Horse
John Henry Statue to be Unveiled at Santa Anita
A life-sized bronze statue of the legendary John Henry will be unveiled by his Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally at Santa Anita Park’s picturesque paddock gardens Dec. 26, opening day of the track’s 75th anniversary meet.
Harness Track Barn Fire Kills People, Horses
A Dec. 5 fire has ripped through a barn at a county fairgrounds in southwest Ohio, killing two people and about 60 horses.
The fire was reported about 5 a.m. Capt. Krista Wyatt of the Lebanon Fire Department said the barn roof had already collapsed by the time firefighters arrived at the Warren County Fairgrounds, about 25 miles northeast of Cincinnati.
The victims’
The American Pas de Deux Champions: Dressage Radio Episode 28
National Pas de Deux Champions, Ruth Sawin & Suzan Saylor, share the secret of their success with us, plus Chris and Lisa discuss the importance
Holiday Treats and Deals
If you’re like me you have plenty of holiday shopping left to do. In fact, the only “gift” I’ve purchased were some horse supplies for
Broodmare Diet Impacts Placenta and Colostrum
The diet you offer your gestating mare, particularly in the last trimester, can influence development of the placenta as well as the level of immunoglobulins (IgGs) in the colostrum, reports a research team from North Dakota and Texas.
“Foals subjected to external stimulants, such as reduced nutrient supply to the fetus, can have lasting effects on development including
Kentucky Horse Industry Losing Ground to Poultry
Kentucky’s slumping horse industry appears on pace to be overtaken by poultry farming as the king of the state’s agricultural sector, economists said Dec. 3. In a state where horses are a mainstay of the cultural and economic lifeblood, the new top perch for chickens in the pecking order of Kentucky agriculture once seemed unlikely. But the equine sector has been battered by deep recession
EHV-1: Florida Track Quarantines Fourth Barn
Calder Race Course Dec. 3 placed a fourth barn under quarantine after a track veterinarian determined that a horse in the barn was showing neurologic signs of illness.
John Marshall, Calder vice president and general manager of racing, said the clinical signs were similar to those of a horse that became ill at Calder over the Nov. 28-29 weekend and tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1
First Leptospirosis Abortions Reported in England
Diagnostic pathologists at the Animal Health Trust (AHT), Newmarket recently published the first report of equine abortions in England caused by leptospirosis.
Although horses in the UK have been exposed to Leptospira organisms, veterinarians there have not seen a lot of illness caused by the bacterium, explained report co-author Katherine Whitwell, BVSc, Dipl. ECVP, FRCVS.
Readers Discuss Non-Equid Barn Residents
More than 960 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What non-equids do you have living in/around your barn?”
Arabian Horse Art Exhibition Coming to KHP
The largest collection of Arabian equine art and artifacts will be on view to group tours when A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse is presented next summer, May 29-Oct. 15, 2010, in the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse.
It will be on exhibit during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at the park.
The AQHA and the International Equestrian Festival: 2010 Radio Show Episode 67
Today we have a variety of guests and topics all about the Alltech 2010 World Equestrian Games. We take a look at USEF Showcase at
Give me a G!
Today Equine ER takes a moment to honor the grooms, in the Bluegrass and beyond, who work so often unnoticed and yet who frequently become
Deafness in American Paint Horses Examined
American Paint Horses with certain coat patterns and blue eyes appear to be at particular risk for deafness, reported researchers from the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine.
Indiana Horse-Angels Ranch Receives ASPCA Grant
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(ASPCA) has awarded a grant of $4,000 to the Horse-Angels Ranch in Spencer, Ind. The grant funding will be used by the group to provide feed for their rescued horses.
The ASPCA Equine Fund provides grants to non-profit equine welfare organizations in the United States.
New Vet College Dean at University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan's Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Douglas Freeman, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, as the new dean of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM).
Freeman, who begins his five-year term on March 1, 2010, will become the regional veterinary college's sixth dean in its 45-year history. He will replace Charles Rhodes, DVM, MSc,
Horse Trainers Needed for $100K Mustang Event
The Mustang Heritage Foundation has upped the ante, offering a $100,000 guaranteed Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover.
“Fans of the Extreme Mustang Makeover already know that the Foundation has been very successful in placing nearly 2,000 yearling, 3-, and 4-year-old mustangs for adoption after a training competition,” said Executive Director Patti Colbert. “Now,
