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Smeak Named Director of Colorado State Vet Teaching Hospital
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University has named Daniel Dwight Smeak, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, director of the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Smeak will join the university from The Ohio
Horse Benefit Concert Coming to Wisconsin
A day of music and entertainment September 15 at the Walworth County FairGrounds in Elkhorn, Wisc., will benefit local and national equine welfare organizations.
Animal Fairy Charities Inc., is presenting the Musical Horse Aid benefit
Rags to Riches Sound, Training at Saratoga
Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches shipped from Belmont Park to Saratoga Race Course July 31 and has galloped over the upstate New York racing surface the past two mornings. Trainer Todd Pletcher said the 3-year-old filly would continue to gallop
Swedish Army Mistake Leads to Euthanasia of Wrong Horse
A case of mistaken identity among Sweden’s Life Guard, a ceremonial unit, led to the death of a healthy horse, Sweden’s The Local reported.
According to the report, a
Serbian Minister Checks on Lipizzaner Horses After Reports of Neglect
A Serbian government minister Thursday visited a herd of famed Lipizzaner horses rescued from war, but now at the center of claims of starvation and neglect.
The horses were brought to north Serbia from Lipik, Croatia, in 1991 to protect
Late Season Oats Can Reduce Autumn Hay Use
Oats, traditionally grown in the spring as a grain crop, can also be planted in the summer as a late season forage, providing a feed alternative for horse owners and livestock producers short on hay or pasture.
Based on five years of Ohio
Bitless: A New Breed of Bridle
What is the difference between The Bitless Bridle and other cross-under bitless bridles (CBBs) versus the traditional type of bit-free bridles such as the hackamore? Even more importantly, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the CBBs versus
Understanding Horses Part 8: Teaching the Movements
(Editor’s Note: Last month we discussed the start of using pressure to work on ground
Changing the World
How we see our world varies on where we live and the experiences we have. The Horse magazine brings
Feed Supplements for Horses
A feed supplement is anything fed to a horse in addition to a natural diet of forage. Technically grain is a supplement. But the term has come to mean any additional nutrients (such as certain vitamins and minerals, extra protein, energy, etc.) tha
Feeds and Supplements for Older Horses
Equine nutritionists discuss a variety of feeds and feeding practices to help horses cope with problems.
What’s ‘Sweet’ in Sweet Feed?
Maintain perspective on additional sweetening compounds added to concentrated feeds and pellets.
EVA (Equine Viral Arteritis) Update
Over the past year there has been considerable fear in the breeding industry –especially the Quarter Horse industry–about the spread of equine viral arteritis (EVA). Although the disease has been around for a long time, confirmed outbreaks of EVA
Barn Design Tips: A Place to Call Home
Placement of the barn in a convenient, well-drained location, close or adjacent to turnout areas should be your primary consideration. Access for hay, feed, or bedding delivery vehicles is important. Try to put the structure downwind from the house,
Horses and Ducks
Perhaps you’ve seen the ad: A freckle-faced little girl covers her face, so pleased she can’t hold it in. Purina has a series of these cute and effective ads for its Equine Senior feed. At the bottom of the ads is this: “Horses Make Better People,
New York Racing Rule Targets
New York racing regulators July 31 adopted a series of new rules, including more restrictive prohibitions on betting by racetrack mutuel tellers and final action on a provision to combat “
