Latest News – The Horse
Hong Kong Jockey Club Wins Green Building Award For Olympic Venue
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has won a Green Building Award for its Olympic equestrian venue construction. Secretary for Development Mrs Carrie Lam presented the Grand Award in the Existing Building Category – Alterations & Additions to the
Barefoot vs. Shod
This point/counterpoint discusses the controversial issue of whether horses need to wear shoes. Back in 2002, Tufts University hosted a seminar for farriers and veterinarians to review the barefoot hoof care methods devise
Vets as Product Advisors
According to a 2006 American Veterinary Medical Association survey, pet owners said they most often asked their veterinarians for advice on which foods, supplements, dewormers, and other products to purchase for their dogs and cats.
While this
Hoof Care: Addressing the Individual
We have greatly altered the lifestyle of our domesticated horses. These changes have had some negative impacts on the horse, one example of which is the health and quality of the hoof capsule. The majority of the equine population is overweight,
Behavior: Strong Reaction to Strangers
Q: I have a 5-year-old headstrong mare with whom I have a good, solid bond. She works well on the ground and is a dream under saddle for me. She does not like strangers coming into the barn, and she counts my boarder’s farrier and
Behavior: Discipline for Kicking and Striking
Q: We have a disagreement in our barn: How do you best handle immediate discipline for a horse that strikes out with both front feet or cow-kicks and knows better (not a young horse)? Those people in our barn who have Western
Severe Colic and New Treatments
Generally, the population of horses that develop severe colic includes the ones that don’t respond to the veterinarian’s initial treatment. Almost all severe colics start as mild colics that are simply left too long.
Making Hay
The difference between good hay and poor hay is often in the harvesting. Poor timing of harvest processes or bad
Wounds, Leg Trauma, and Respiratory Problems–Health Care Inside and Out
If you’ve been a horse owner for any length of time, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve amassed an arsenal of products that claim some pretty
Reconditioning After Layup
After any layup an athletic horse needs to be brought back to peak condition gradually.
Feeding Frenzy
It seems like we’ve spent a lot of time talking about hay in the past year, but for owners of an animal that should consume 1-2% of its body weight each day in forage (grass, hay, or as part of a “complete” diet), this is becoming a critical and
5 Hints for Hiring a Horse Sitter
Give careful consideration to your candidates to increase the odds of having a satisfactory outcome.
Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Tendon Injuries: The Fat is Phat
Stem cell research has shown that adult stem cells can be safely and easily harvested from fat deposits in a horse and used to treat a variety of musculoskeletal diseases. These cells are capable of becoming bone, muscle, cartilage, or tendon cells.
Mosquito Dunk Danger?
Has there been any research on the safety of using “BTi mosquito dunks” in horse water troughs and buckets?
Obesity: Big-Boned Beastie
Obese horses should be taken off pasture, except for very short (30-minute) turnout periods two or three times a day for
Ethanol from Corn–Where’s the Horse Feed?
We often tend to view the equine industry as a separate entity–one that stands
