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Piaff, Part 4 of 5: Sliding down a mountain
In the previous installment of this excerpt from the new book Equine ER, Piaff, a Dutch warmblood with a mysterious and devastating illness, was diagnosed
WCVM Student’s Horse Anatomy Project Goes Live
When Dane Tatarniuk began his summer research project in 2008, the second-year veterinary student wasn’t expecting to play a role in developing a minimally-invasive surgical technique for treating sinusitis in horses.
“My initial project was to investigate the normal anatomy of the horse’s nasal maxillary opening–the
Old Horse Immune Function: Is Gene Length Key?
Is it possible genes that become shorter as horses age could be the key to how well that animal’s immune system works?
Lawsuit Claims Racehorse ‘I Want Revenge’ Injury Not Disclosed
IEAH Stables has filed court documents claiming that David Lanzman failed to disclose injuries to I Want Revenge that eventually led to the 3-year-old colt being scratched on the morning of the Kentucky Derby, for which he was the morning-line favorite.
IEAH purchased 50% interest in the son of Stephen Got Even on March 25 for $3,175,00, and on April 4 the colt won the Wood Memorial
Endangered Przewalski’s Horse Foal Born at Conservation Center
A Przewalski’s horse foal was one of three rare animals born the evening of July 9 at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park Conservation and Research Center (CRC) in Front Royal, Va. On the same night, the Park also welcomed a clouded leopard cub and a red panda cub.
Equine Vet Receives ACVIM Award for Professional Excellence
Susan White, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, professor emerita at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, was recently awarded the Robert W. Kirk Award for Professional Excellence at the 2009 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum in Montreal, Canada.
Creative Recycling
In today’s world we are constantly reminded to be ecofriendly, to live “green” – so why not apply that mindset to horse ownership? You will be doing
African Horse Sickness Vaccine a Work in Progress
North America is free of the African horse sickness virus, yet this disease poses an important threat should an infected horse or a biting midge that harbors the virus be introduced.
African horse sickness (AHS) is the most lethal disease known to horses. Fortunately for American horses, AHS is currently enzootic, meaning
Equine Veterinary Nursing Technicians Recognized
The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) recently announced three new specialty academies for their members.
In addition to their existing specialties in dentistry, anesthesia, internal medicine, emergency and critical care, and behavior, the group now recognizes the following specialties:
- Academy of Equine Veterinary Nursing Technicians,
Kentucky Horse Park Opens New Indoor Arena
The Kentucky Horse Park, site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, today opened a major venue that organizers hope will secure the park’s standing as a leading equestrian facility.
The $45 million arena includes 5,700 stadium seats. The arena floor, equal in size to a football field, features footing designed specifically for equestrian use. Additionally, the Kentucky Horse
TheHorse.com en Español: Alimentando Para Competencia
Alimentar caballos de alto rendimiento es un desafío. Si los requerimientos nutricionales se reúnen apropiadamente, el desempeño puede mejorar sobre los equinos que están alimentados con dietas desequilibradas o cantidades inadecuadas.
Horse Owner Disaster Prep Videos Available
When an emergency or natural disaster occurs, horse owners must be prepared to take the necessary precautions. In some circumstances this requires evacuating the area.
Texas A&M University developed three video segments on sheltering and evacuating horses during a natural disaster or emergency situation.
Video Segments
Simple Steps to Reduce Infectious Horse Disease Risk
Infectious diseases are a constant risk to the health and welfare of horses. Along with vaccination, preventive management techniques are critical to disease prevention.
Horse owners should:
- Develop a comprehensive biosecurity plan with a veterinarian and communicate it to all employees. This plan should include disinfection of stalls, barn equipment, and hors
Vive La France!
On this date in 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress/prison, freeing prisoners in an action that become symbolic of the birth of the modern nation.
We Don’t Make This Stuff Up
It always amazes me that people call or e-mail us about news items and articles and want us to change the facts because they don’t
Pain of Branding, Microchip Insertion Compared in New Study
It is significantly more painful for a horse to be branded with a hot iron than it is to receive a microchip transponder for identification purposes, researchers concluded in a new study. They also found pain from hot branding lasts for at least one week.
There is some debate about how best to identify horses, with many supporters claiming that branding is best, sometimes citing the lack
