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Breeder Alert Pouch
If you have a pregnant mare, want to be there when she is giving birth, and are tired of staying up all night, Breeder Alert foaling monitors, will alert you to the impending birth. Breeder Alert will notify you through a pager or call you
MacKinnon Ice Horse Boots Evendura Wrap
The First+Ice inserts remain cold at therapeutic levels for up to two hours, while the horse eats or rests comfortably in his stall. As the legs remain dry, there is no risk of skin irritation or bacterial, fungal and hoof.
Five Miniature Horses Attacked by Dogs, One Killed
A Miniature Horse used for therapy work was killed and four others were injured Thursday after an attack by two pit bull terriers.
The horses, which each weigh between 100 and 150 pounds, suffered bites to their legs, bodies, and
Michigan State Hosting Talk on Joint Injections
Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine will be hosting an equine health lecture on the use and abuse of intra-articular joint treatments.
The seminar will take place Feb. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Veterinary
Virginia Tech Equine Medical Center Hosts Pony Club Members
According to a USDA equine survey, Virginia was home to an estimated 215,000 horses in 2006. It comes as no surprise that in a state so heavily populated with horses, many children are fascinated with learning to care for the animals. One
Kentucky Teens Sentenced in Horse Shooting Incident
Two Pike County, Ky., teenagers are behind bars for charges connected with a 2007 shooting spree that left three horses dead and another eight injured. The pair appeared in court in Pike County on Jan. 31 after their
Judge Awards Seized Virginia Horses to County
A Loudoun County general district judge determined at a hearing held Jan. 30 that 48 seized Thoroughbreds will remain in county custody. The horses were seized in a raid on a Middleburg, Va., farm on Jan. 22, after local officials and
Racing Group Endorses Deadline for Steroid Rule Adoption
Members of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium haven’t backed away from a call for regulation of anabolic steroids in racehorses, but on Jan. 31 they endorsed a Dec. 31, 2008, deadline for nationwide adoption of a model rule.
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Readers Respond: Encountering EPM
More than 1,300 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Have horses close to you experienced EPM?”
Horse Health News Video: Ryder Report for Jan. 31
Watch the Jan. 31 edition of the Ryder Report.
The report includes coverage of herpesvirus quarantines in Delaware. Othe
Cytokines, Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance: Dangerous Liaisons
Insulin resistance, the body’s inability to control blood sugar levels with normal amounts of insulin, is known to be associated with equine obesity, altered reproductive function, and pasture-associated laminitis. In addition, insulin resistance
New Trial Monday for Teens Charged in Horse Shootings
Two teens charged after an alleged shooting spree that killed three horses are suing an eastern Kentucky television station and a reporter for identifying them before they were charged as adults.
The lawsuit says the Pike County sheriff’s
New Commissioners Appointed to Texas Animal Health Group
Gov. Rick Perry appointed Ernie Morales of Devine as presiding officer of the Texas Animal Health Commission. He also appointed six new members for terms to expire Sept. 6, 2013. The commission works to protect and enhance the health of animal
Laminitis Research: Pfizer, NTRA Partnering on Barbaro Memorial Fund
Pfizer Animal Health and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) have joined forces to help fund laminitis research through the NTRA Charities? Barbaro Memorial Fund. The partnership?s aim is to increase awareness of the Fund across
Keeping Horses Comfortable in Winter Temperatures
Horses prefer, and are better off, outdoors even in cold weather, and will acclimate to cold temperatures if given the opportunity, according to Marcia Hathaway, PhD, a professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Minnesota
Smarty Jones’ Surgeon Receives Rutgers Award
The Equine Science Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has named Patricia Hogan, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, as the 2008 winner of the Center?s ?Spirit of the Horse? award.
The award was presented at the New Jersey
