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Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM): Search for Underlying Causes Continues
Despite having recently identified a genetic defect that results in polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) in many horses, the underlying cause of PSSM remains to be determined in others.
Genetics of Contracted Foal Syndrome
When a foal is born with limb contractures preventing it from standing or walking normally, it is said to have contractures, or contracted foal syndrome (CFS).
Horse Ranch for Disabled Children Opened by NASCAR’s Tina Gordon
Former NASCAR driver Tina Gordon has traded in her car and truck racing horsepower for the four-legged kind, according to an article on
Washington Horse Owners Beware: West Nile Virus Lurking
The Washington state Department of Health reported two additonal horses have tested positive for West Nile virus. There also have been additional dead birds in Lewis and Pierce Counties that tested positive.
Earlier this year West Nile
Equine Rescue Fundraiser Near Chicago
Field Of Dreams Horse Rescue and Adoption in St. Charles is holding a fundraiser on Oct. 25 at Gaslight Manor in Aurora, Ill., followed by live and silent auctions. Tickets are $50 and proceeds benefit the rescue.
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Wild Horses in Wyoming a Tourist Attraction, But Problems Lurk
Ken Martin has made a job out of showing the some 200 wild horses of the McCullough Peaks wild horse range in Wyoming to tourists, many who say seeing the horses in the wild is the “highlight” of their vacations.
Thoroughbred Peppers Pride Wins Record 17 in a Row
Unbeaten Peppers Pride, a 5-year-old mare, raced to her 17th victory in a row–a record for a modern North American Thoroughbred–in a sprint Saturday (Oct. 4) at Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M.
Peppers Pride won a $38,200 allowance race for Ne
Horse Owners Look to Save During Economic Crunch
The current economic climate and tight credit markets have everyone looking for ways to live more frugally, and horse owners are no exception.
“Nervousness about loans and housing is certainly affecting people,” said American Horse Council
Owners React to N.Y. Abuse Plea Deal
When she learned that Geraldine Trupia pleaded guilty to two counts of animal cruelty for neglecting horses at her Steuben County, N.Y., breeding farm, Quakertown, Pa., horse owner Virginia Stack was too focused on bringing her Thoroughbred mare
Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center Highlights Specialized Eye Care Availability
It’s been just a few months since board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist Gwendolyn Lynch, DVM, Dipl. ACVO, became affiliated with Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center. But in this short time, Lynch has provided many
Shortage of Large Animal Vets Taxes Farmers
This summer, Steve Sanford had to tell 106 dairy farmers in rural northern Vermont he could no longer treat their cows.
Battling degenerative arthritis, the 56-year-old large animal veterinarian can’t do the physically challenging work any
New Mexico Mare Approaches Record for Most Consecutive Wins
Bob Baffert believes Peppers Pride will quiet the skeptics.
With one more victory in a six-furlong allowance race Oct. 4 at Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M., the 5-year-old Thoroughbred mare would improve to 17 victories in 17 starts, a modern North
Emerging Pathogen Detailed in New Study
Lawsonia intracellularis is known to be the causative agent of proliferative enteropathy (a spreading disease involving the intestines) in horses and is an important emerging
Glanders Case in Brazil Causes Rescheduling of Event, Transport Concern
A case of glanders in a horse in Sao Paulo, Brazil, last month has prompted the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) to reschedule the Global Champions Tour CSI-5* Final in that
Case Decision: Pessoa Disqualified from 2008 Olympics
The panel of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) Tribunal has rendered its final decision in the prohibited substance case involving the horse Rufus ridden by Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Pessoa and Rufus
Plea Deal Accepted in New York Breeding Farm Case
Geraldine Trupia, the operator of a New York breeding farm where authorities seized a herd of malnourished horses in August, plead guilty to two counts of Class A misdemeanor animal cruelty under a plea agreement unveiled during her
