Latest News – The Horse
Texas Stops Shipments of Horsemeat
Shipping horsemeat through Texas that’s destined for diners elsewhere is illegal, according to an opinion issued this week by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.
Texas already bans sale or possession of horsemeat for human consumption.
HSUS Offers Reward for Info on Pony Dragging Death
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or people responsible for dragging a blind 10-year-old pony to death April 30 in
Do Tapeworms Cause Colic? Age-Old Question Remains Unanswered
Further complicating the debate regarding whether or not the equine tapeworm Anoplocephala perfoliata causes colic in horses, Canadian researchers did not find evidence of a significant association between A. perfoliata infection and
Guelph Horse Owner’s Program Celebrates Five Years
With the fifth anniversary of Equine Guelph just around the corner, plans are underway to celebrate.
Founded in 2003, Equine Guelph is the horse owner’s center at the University of Guelph. It is supported and overseen by equine industr
Additional Information on Feed Recall Released
Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC recently announced a recall of certain horse feed products manufactured at three East Coast facilities. The products might contain an ingredient with an unacceptably high level of aflatoxin. For more on this see
Great Expectations: Barbaro’s Brother
On the morning of April 30, as the eyes of the nation turned to Churchill Downs for the upcoming running of the 134th Kentucky Derby, a Brook Ledge horse van arrived at Stephens Thoroughbreds in Ocala, Fla. While trainer Michael Matz supervised the
Permanent Tracheostomy Safe and Effective in Select Horses
Creating a permanent hole in the windpipe of horses through a tracheostomy might be the treatment of choice.
Derby Death Spurs Action by Thoroughbred Groups
In the wake of the fatal injury sustained by filly Eight Belles in the May 3 Kentucky Derby, The Jockey Club has commissioned a seven-member Thoroughbred Safety Committee, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) board of directors
Diagnostics for the Chronically Infertile Mare
The diagnosis and treatment of chronically infertile mares is a complex process. Practitioners should utilize the available diagnostics, including cultures and cytology, along with endoscopy, to root out the myriad causes of this problem and increase
Alabama Horse Owners Can Learn More about Forage
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System will hold a hay and forage field day for horse owners on Saturday, June 7, in Morgan County.
The field day will begin at the Morgan County Extension office in Hartselle. Red Oak Farm in Danville will
NBC to Rebroadcast Rolex Event
NBC has announced that it will re-air its coverage of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in its entirety on Saturday, May 24 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT. The initial airing of the program on May 4 had to be shortened when the National Hockey League
Eight Belles Wristbands Benefit Rescue
Six days after Eight Belles’ catastrophic injury in the Kentucky Derby Presented, owner Rick Porter of Fox Hill Farms approved a wristband manufactured in memory of the gallant filly, with proceeds to benefit Midlantic Horse Rescue.
According
Diagnostic and Surgical Arthroscopy in the Horse
Arthroscopic surgery, developed in the horse in the 1970s, is the keyhole technique by which surgery is performed on equine joints for traumatic injury, fractures within joints, soft tissue injury, and abnormal joint development in young horses,
Seven Confirmed to Run in the Preakness
With the May 17 Preakness Stakes days away, the field set to test Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown continues to change as the connections of some of the top 3-year-olds weigh a start in the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown at Pimlico Race
World Equestrian Games 2010, United Way Partnering
The World Games 2010 Foundation will partner with United Way of the Bluegrass for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
As an official community partner, United Way of the Bluegrass will showcase Central Kentucky’s sense of community
Massachusetts Horse Cruelty Case Continued Again
While her owner ponders his legal options, Quincy, the lame 29-year-old mare at the center of a controversial animal cruelty case, remains in the care of an unnamed Massachusetts equine clinic.
“She’s as well as can be expected,” said
