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Rutgers Offers Equine Health Podcasts for Horse Owners
The Equine Science Center at Rutgers University is offering a series of podcasts based on Cooperative Extension fact sheets to help horse owners learn “on the run.” The audio recordings are available for download at
Necropsy Shows Racehorse Died of Colitis Complications
The initial necropsy report on Team Valor’s Sailor’s Cap, who died suddenly in his stall three days after winning the June 14 Poker Stakes, showed that he died of probable cardiac arrest caused by colitis-X.
The Merck Veterinary Manual
Farm calls video + adoption fair!
Hello there. Busy day? Take a breath and wander away to the Bluegrass for a minute or so with the latest Equine ER video
Pennsylvania Probes if Vet Used Gun to Euthanize Racehorse
Pennsylvania racing officials are investigating whether a veterinarian used a handgun to euthanize a horse at a track near Philadelphia, a possible violation of track rules and racing industry standards.
Thomas J. Lurito, DVM, a trac
Foal Immune Responses after WNV Vaccination, AAEP 2008
Vaccinating 5-month-old foals with a single dose of West Nile virus chimeric vaccine in the presence of maternal antibodies to West Nile virus does induce a cell-mediated response (in the foal).
Sharing Pastures for Horses
A reader named Ray in Oregon wrote in with a good idea. I’m not sure how to get it started, but let’s put our heads
Chicago Carriage Horse Case Set For Trial In August
A trial date of Aug. 17 has been set for the criminal charges against J.C. Cutters Ltd. co-owner and manager Michele Goudie, horse owner Melissa Woicek, and carriage driver Frances DuPont, who have been cited under two City of Chicago Municipal
Horse Doping Case in FEI President’s Family
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is investigating a second member of its president’s family for alleged horse doping.
The governing body said Friday that Princess Haya of Jordan will step aside from her presidential duties
Articular Cartilage Maturation in Foals
During a three-year study on articular (joint) cartilage maturation, researchers at the Gluck Equine Research Center used new genetic techniques to investigate how joint cartilage changes between newborn foals and young adult horses.
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Hay There! Horses Need Your Help!
It’s haying time across the country, and it’s been a fine, wet spring in many areas. This is in contrast to the two years of
Rachel Alexandra to Race for a Cure
Rachel Alexandra, who last month became the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness, will “race for a cure” for the remainder of her 2009 campaign. A $20,000 donation to a breast cancer nonprofit, the Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure, from th
Arraignment Set in Mustang Cruelty Case
The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management mustangs and burros has waived his right to preliminary hearing and will be arraigned on more than 100 animal cruelty counts in Morrill County District Court o
AAEP Member Honored for Therapeutic Riding Horse Care
For the past 10 years, Richard Markell, DVM, has traveled every Wednesday afternoon to the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center in Orange County, Calif., about 75 miles from his own practice in Encinitas, Calif.
An AAEP member who has cared
MDA Statement on Missing Piroplasmosis Horses
The following is a statement released by the Missouri Department of Agriculture June 18:
The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced that two quarantined horses that tested positive for equine piroplasmosis are missing from
Poll: Majority of TheHorse.com Readers Vaccinate Against WNV
More than 1,270 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you vaccinate for West Nile virus annually?”
