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Learning About Horses (Stable Studies)
There was a time when an individual seeking a horse-related vocation had few choices for equine
Preventing Equine Gastric Ulcers
“This is giving me an ulcer!” These probably are words our horses would utter if they could speak because many performance horses and racehorses develop
Greener Pastures
A good pasture is not just a grassy field surrounded by a fence. It’s a place of beauty, a weed-free meadow where horses
EEE, WEE, and VEE (Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis)
Author?s Note: My grandfather and his neighbors in southern Idaho lost several work horses to “brain
Ins and Outs of Equine Lactation
Lactation is a very important function in a mare. So important, in fact, that two lives depend on it. A mare’s body will sacrifice her foal’s health to save her own life … both during gestation and after foaling. In other words, you must feed her
Scoliosis in Adult Equines
I purchased my Thoroughbred gelding when he was 5 years old. Within the next two years we were doing really
Keeping Weekend Warrior Horses Fit
Horses that are mainly ridden on weekends require special care and training to avoid injury.
Self-Mutilation or Pain?
I have a horse that I believe is displaying a form of self-mutilating behavior, and I’m wondering if you have
Art Appreciation
Decorated horses have graced the streets of many a city since the Trail of Painted Ponies started in Santa Fe. Local artists paint the fiberglass
Piroplasmosis Horses Remain Missing, Canada Adds Equine Import Requirements
The two horses removed from piroplasmosis quarantine in Missouri on June 17 had not been located as of June 30, said Tim Cordes, DVM, senior USDA staff veterinarian for Equine Programs and national coordinator for Equine Diseases. Multiple
WEG Ticket Prices, Schedules Released
Ticket prices and detailed competition schedules for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are now available. The world championships of eight equestrian disciplines will come to the Kentucky Horse Park from Sept. 25 through Oct. 10, 2010.
Racehorse Medication Policies to be Focus of Jockey Club Speech
The need for international harmonization of racehorse medication rules will be the topic of the keynote address at The Jockey Club’s 57th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing. Louis Romanet, chairman of the International
International Equine Disease Report, First Quarter 2009
The International Collating Centre, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks:
Contagious equine metritis (CEM) was confirmed on four premises in France. In December 2008, four stallions (three Quarter
Riding Land Conservation Efforts Get Boost from AQHA
Land conservation projects will get a helping hand from the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), after that group signed a memorandum of understanding to work together with the USDA Forest Service.
The Forest Service is a federal
Everybody’s A Winner!
I’m a competitive person, even though I don’t show my horses any more. I think competition makes us sharper and encourages us to think beyond
Horse Transport, Housing Stress Reflected in Hormone Levels
Horse transport and housing has an effect on the animals’ stress levels, according to Shannon Garey, a PhD candidate under the direction of Theodore Friend, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAABS, of Texas A&M. Garey presented results of an ongoing study on
