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Cross-Country Walk Draws Attention to Equine Welfare
A Colorado woman is walking from Newark, Del., to Long Beach, Calif., in an effort to urge lawmakers and others to help the nation’s unwanted horses. Kristina Kremer set out March 14 on the slow journey she expects to finish this fall.
Managing Chronic Laminitis: Form and Function
The visible signs of chronic laminitis are enough to break any horse owner’s heart–the dished, ridged hoof walls, the uncomfortable gait. But what’s at the heart of the visible clinical signs, and, once a horse has progressed to this stage, can we do anything to significantly improve his quality of life?
Large Animal Rescue Training Offered in Virginia
The Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center (MARE Center) will host a Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training (TLAER) training session May 13-15, 2009.
Instructors Tomas Gimenez, DrMedVet, and Rebecca Gimenez, PhD, manage the TLAER organization. They lead training for members of the emergency response community nationwide. This course covers the latest concept
Centered Riding’s Sally Swift Dies
Centered Riding founder Sarah “Sally” Swift, of Brattleboro, Vt., whose imaginative approach to equitation and rider biomechanics revolutionized the teaching of riding, died April 2. April 20, 2009, would have been her 96th birthday.
As a child, Swift was diagnosed with scoliosis, a curvature of the spine. Sessions with therapist Mabel Ellsworth Todd helped overcome the condition by
Readers Give Insight on Head Protection Choices
More than 1,350 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Some people never wear helmets. What would change their minds?”
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Legislation to reinstate the horse slaughter industry in Illinois failed to pass that state’s House of Representatives on Wednesday because the measure did not earn the 60 votes necessary for passage. Sponsored by Rep. Jim Sacia, HB 0583 woul What makes your horse different from the horse in the next stall? Why doesn’t a Kentucky Derby contender walk like a Budweiser Clydesdale? Why don’t either of them look like Thumbelina, the Guinness Book of World Records’ smallest living horse? The domestic horse comes in a range of sizes, shapes, and The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld an appeal requesting enhanced sanctions against Olympic equestrian Christian Ahlmann. The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) Tribunal suspended and fined Ahlmann after his horse, Cöster, tested positive for capsaicin during the 2008 Olympics. Capsaicin is the ingredient that gives chili peppers their heat. It can make a Horse owners aren’t immune from financial challenges, and for some people bankruptcy might serve as the best, or only, option. But what happens to the horses if their owner declares bankruptcy? Influenza is one of the most contagious diseases of horses and therefore requires a timely and accurate diagnosis to help prevent a major outbreak. This diagnosis can be achieved only by testing clinical specimens from nasal swabs. Rapid diagnosis facilitates rapid intervention, including quarantine and vaccination–historically the most successful means to prevent the spread of After an extensive review process, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has awarded full accreditation to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). By receiving this recognition, students can be assured they will graduate with the competencies and skills necessary to enter practice and that they will meet the requirements for
Upper airway disorders, such as dorsal displacement of the soft palate or dynamic collapse of the upper respiratory tract, can be challenging to diagnose in performance horses. Nonetheless, these are important causes of poor performance and can, in some cases, be career-limiting. Resting endoscopy remains an inferior diagnostic tool and even endoscopic examination during high Okay, I’ll admit it: I have a "rotation" schedule that I have used to deworm my horses. And that "schedule" probably hasn’t changed much since … well, since a Art student Mari Kasurinen from Lahti, Finland, hit on my news searches this week for her customized My Little Pony sculptures, modified to portray There is no shortage of manure on a horse farm. We’re simply rich with the stuff. And whether our farm is large or small, we need to have a plan for what to do with the seemingly endless supply of often-odiferous waste. The typical Thirteen presenters took to the podium, covering lameness, reproduction, and medicine topics at the fourth annual Promoting Excellence Symposium of the Florida Association of Equine Practitioners (FAEP), held Sept. 25-27, 2008, in San Readers’ Most PopularWeekly PollPartners in Equine Health
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