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Horses and Tight Budgets

Heather Smith Thomas March 1, 2009

Here are a few ways to spend less on horsekeeping.

Managing the Easy Keeper

Marcia King March 1, 2009

Much like humans, horses need a proper diet and adequate exercise to maintain a healthy body weight.

Windpuffs are soft, fluid-filled swellings toward the back of the fetlock joint, resulting from inflamed deep digital flexor tendon sheaths. Most commonly, these puffy enlargements are symptomless blemishes–old and cold, the result of years of hard work.

Deworming–To Rotate or Not to Rotate?

Christy M. West March 1, 2009

Rotational deworming–dosing horses with different classes of dewormers in rotation–is often recommended for controlling equine internal parasites. The theory is that by using all of the available effective deworming drug classes, we combine their

Racing Fatalities Decline in California

Jack Shinar March 1, 2009

Since a rash of five catastrophic injuries in the opening five days of racing at the current Santa Anita meet–resulting in four fatalities–there has been just one race-related death since Dec. 31, Rick Arthur, DVM, told the California Horse

Kentucky Derby Tickets Now Available

Edited Press Release March 1, 2009

With Kentucky Derby 135 only two months away, Churchill Downs has announced that online advance ticket sales for general admission and select reserved seats to the Kentucky Derby and its companion event, the Kentucky Oaks, are now available for

Trophy Animal Health Care ProZYME Enzyme Supplements

Edited Press Release March 1, 2009

PBI/Gordon Corporation, in conjunction with Trophy Animal Health Care, are pleased to announce the recent purchase of the ProZYME line of enzyme supplements for companion animals and horses.

ProZYME is a plant-derived enzyme supplement.

Stem Cell Research to Provide New Equine Lameness Therapies

Edited Press Release March 1, 2009

ViaGen, Inc. is partnering with the Monash Institute of Melbourne, Australia, to harness equine stem cells to repair tendon, ligament, cartilage, and bone damage in horses.

Dr. Paul Verma of the Monash Institute of Medical Research is

Espree Animal Products’ Liniment & Body Wash

Edited Press Release March 1, 2009

Espree Animal Products introduces their Liniment & Body Wash.

It has a deep penetrating formula to relax tired, aching muscles and reduce pain and stiffness in joints. Liniment & Body Wash also acts as an antiseptic for bruises,

Equine Welfare Challenges

Cindy Schonholtz March 1, 2009

Last year welfare of the horse in the United States reached the consciousness of not only the industry, but also the general public. The horse and veterinary industries have long addressed issues of equine welfare as it relates to competition, and

Working It: Readers Tells Us Where They Ride

Megan Arszman February 28, 2009

More than 1,500 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Where do you work your horses?”

Anhidrosis: Altered Thyroid Function a Potential Contributor

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc February 28, 2009

Despite the fact that 20% of racehorses in the southern United States are affected by anhidrosis–the inability or decreased ability to sweat–the underlying causes of this medical condition remain unknown.

Sweating is the primary mean

Arabian Horse Association Establishes Task Force On Genetic Diseases

Press Release February 28, 2009

The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) of Aurora, Colo., has established an Arabian Horse Association task force on genetic diseases. The task force was created under the direction of and announced by AHA President Lance Walters.

“The