Latest News – The Horse
USEF Forms Safety Task Force
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has formed a task force to review current safety procedures at USEF competitions and to make recommendations to the group’s safety committee regarding possible changes to safety standards for
Montana Hires New State Vet
A veterinarian with government experience in North Carolina and Michigan has been hired as Montana’s state veterinarian.
Martin Zaluski, DVM, who headed emergency programs within North Carolina’s agriculture department, will begin his new
Injuries Common Among Experienced Riders, Study Finds
Results of a retrospective study performed by doctors at an Alberta trauma center shed a new light on the incidence and type of injuries sustained by equestrians. Additionally, the doctors found that experienced riders were more likely to suffer seve
Back to Work
Finally back to work! I spent most of the morning with an influx of goats and sheep. One ewe had been in labor for 6
Animal Cruelty Charges Against 4-H Queen Dropped
A judge dismissed animal cruelty charges Monday against the Oakland County, Mich., 4-H Club queen, who had been suspended and faced losing her crown if convicted.
Lapeer District Judge Laura Barnard dismissed the charges against Kate Mills, 20
RSPCA Investigating Drowning at Horse Fair
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is investigating after a horse drowned in the River Eden at Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria, U.K.
The incident happened on Friday, the second day of the annual event, which runs
Drought Aftermath: Missouri Vets Reporting Vitamin E, Selenium Problems
While much of the Midwest has recovered from the drought that parched the area last year, horses are continuing to experience effects from the hot, dry summer of 2006. Due to a bad hay crop, University of Missouri-Columbia veterinarians are
Kentucky Mounted Unit Offering Training Clinic
A clinic teaching the horse training techniques used by mounted police officers will be offered June 30 at Masterson Station Park in Lexington, Ky. The clinic is designed to promote confidence in horse and rider and help horse owners learn
Wisconsin Firefighters Rescue Donkey from Well
Firefighters in Plymouth, Wis., used a harness and a tow truck to pull a donkey from an old well Friday after it fell 15 feet. The rescue happened about an hour and a half after the fire department responded to a 10 a.m. call to the home of Francis
Rags to Riches, Foes OK After Grueling Belmont
(from Belmont Park notes)
More than seven years after he competed in his first Kentucky Derby with Trippi, More Than Ready and Impeachment in May of 2000, perennial champion trainer Todd Pletcher finally got his first Triple Crown
Desert Wanderings
We are back from our Saharan adventure. The desert was definitely one of the more beautiful and mesmerizing places I’ve ever seen. Riding a camel
A Joint Barometer
A protein called serum amyloid A (SAA) could help veterinarians assess the condition of a joint before it becomes severe, according to Danish researchers. Joint disease is a major source of lameness in performance horses, and researchers are
Kentucky Animal Diagnostic Lab Seeking Funds for Expansion
Wade Northington is hoping for more room to spread out his diseases.
Northington, director of the Murray State University Breathitt Veterinary Center, in Hopkinsville, Ky., has asked Gov. Ernie Fletcher to include funds for an
Bengals’ Johnson Beats Horse in Run for Charity
Chad Johnson got a head start without having to jump offside, and beat his coverage to the goal line again.
The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver was waiting at the finish line when Restore the Roar arrived at the end of his one-eighth-mile
Paulick Joins TRF Board of Directors
Ray Paulick, editor-in-chief of The Blood-Horse, has been elected to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s board of directors.
“We are very pleased that someone of Ray Paulick’s stature sought to join the TRF board,” sai
Toxicity of Equisetum to Horses
Present and persistent since the Paleozoic era (250 to 540 million years ago), the plants of the genus Equisetum, commonly known as horsetail, are considered to be living fossils. These widespread, perennial, fern-like plants are found in most temperate areas of the world. They can have detrimental effects on horses if consumed in large quantities (e.g., four to five pounds
