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Readers Report Trends in This Year’s Hay Market

Erin Ryder October 21, 2008

More than 1,900 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Have you purchased hay for the coming winter?”

Prices Down on Agricultural Commodities

The Associated Press October 21, 2008

Wheat prices have plummeted from historic highs to their lowest levels in 16 months amid the turmoil in the credit markets and huge wheat crops worldwide, analysts say.

The sell-off of commodity futures contracts began in earnest in

Oklahoma Health Sciences, AQHA Offer Health Screenings at World Show

Edited Press Release October 21, 2008

The American Quarter Horse Association will partner with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center during this year’s AQHA World Championship Show. Together, the groups will provide free health screenings for professional horsemen and

Equine Telecardiology Progresses

Erin Ryder October 21, 2008

When she put her stethoscope to his chest and heard what sounded like jungle drums thumping inside, she knew something wasn’t right. There was no cardiac murmur, jugular venous distension, or dependent edema. What was going on? And what would happen

Commentary: International Resources Help Working Equids

Equine Disease Quarterly October 20, 2008

Working equids are the donkeys, mules, ponies, and horses that are integral to transporting of goods to market, plowing the land, and clearing brush and trees in most of the world. Even if roads were traversable and the terrain could accommodate

Well-Horse Thrush Off

Edited Press Release October 20, 2008

Well-Horse introduces Thrush Off, a natural hoof product that eliminates thrush and heals inside the hoof.

Thrush Off shortens the recovery time when treating injuries and infections to the coronet band, cracked heels, thrush, abscesses,

12 Horses Die in Calgary Trailer Accident

Jennifer Walker October 20, 2008

Twelve horses died Friday when a stock trailer carrying 44 animals overturned onto the median of a Calgary, Alberta, freeway.

The driver, identified by

Well-Horse Antibacterial Resin

Edited Press Release October 20, 2008

Well-Horse Antibacterial Resin helps stop infection in wounds and forms a layer of protection to keep out dirt. It also helps heal skin conditions such as burns, skin fungus, scratches, dew poisoning, rain rot, ring worm, girth itch, bit sores,

Therapeutic Steroid Use Distinct from Anabolic Steroids

Edited Press Release October 20, 2008

With the work and stress put on the legs of every equine athlete, across disciplines, it’s no surprise that joint inflammation is a common problem among working horses. Fortunately, intra-articular corticosteroids provide veterinarians with a

California Fires: Horse Owners Take a Stand

Jennifer Walker October 20, 2008

Los Angeles Animal Regulations rescue worker Kim Avalos was tied up in another evacuation when she heard that her own ranch was in the line of the wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County last week. But the hard work of those on the scene

Breeders’ Cup Hopeful Red Giant Spikes Fever, Retired

The Blood-Horse Staff October 20, 2008

Red Giant, who was pre-entered in the Oct. 25 Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Turf, will miss the Breeders’ Cup World Championships due to fever and has been retired.

The 4-year-old Giant’s Causeway colt was scheduled to breeze this morning

Laser Surgery Now Available at the Ontario Veterinary College

Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc October 20, 2008

Horses in Ontario, Canada diagnosed with upper airway problems such as “roaring” (also known as left laryngeal hemiplegia) no longer need to be treated under general anesthesia. Nor do they have to shop south of the border for their laser surger

Armyworms Attack Texas Hayfields, Oats

The Associated Press October 19, 2008

Texas farmers are once again battling armyworms and the voracious creatures are attacking fields and pastures in formidable numbers.

“There are probably more armyworms this year than in previous years,” Allen Knutson, an entomologist with

Jockey Club: Thoroughbred Mares Bred Down 7.7%

Press Release October 19, 2008

The Jockey Club released the Report of Mares Bred (RMB) statistics Oct. 16 for 2008 that show a continued decline in North American Thoroughbred breeding activity.

Based on RMBs received through Oct. 10, The Jockey Club reported 2,643

No Sugarcoating: Diagnosing and Managing the Insulin-Resistant Horse

Emmy Widman, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine October 19, 2008

Insulin resistance can lead to Type II diabetes in people. In horses, it can lead to what is called equine metabolic syndrome (EMS).

“We have diagnosed five or six horses (with EMS) here at Washington State University’s Veterinary

Veterinary Post-Grad Education Popular, Controversial

Press Release October 18, 2008

Caroline C. Tonozzi, DVM, Dipl. ACVECC, a 2003 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, had no idea that she was a member of one of the fastest growing segments of the veterinary workforce?those who pursue