Latest News – The Horse
Group Proposes Quarter Horse Track for Kentucky
A group wants to build a Quarter Horse racetrack in south-central Kentucky and is trying to get Kentucky’s last available racetrack license, a lawyer for the group said.
Seven partners want to build a track on Kentucky 80 in London at a
DeHaven Joins AVMA as New Executive Vice President
Ron DeHaven, DVM, administrator of the USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), has been named the new executive vice president at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). The AVMA Executive Board voted unanimously to
ASPCA Equine Fund Awards Several Grants
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has announced that a variety of equine rescue groups and sanctuaries across the United States received aid totaling more than $28,000 from the ASPCA’s Equine Fund
Reward Offered for Horse Stolen from College Equestrian Program
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of Sizzle, a roan Quarter Horse mare used in Black Hawk College’s equestrian program. Sizzle was stolen from her stall at the Kewanee, Ill., college on March 10. A
G.I. Tract Monitoring Device Being Tested in Horses
A developer of capsule-based medical devices has begun trials of a product for use in animal health.
Real Quiet Returned to Pin Oak Lane
Kentucky Derby winner and champion Real Quiet, who was treated at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center for abscesses in both hind feet, was returned March 22 to Dr. William Solomon’s Pin Oak Lane Farm near New Freedom,
Strangles: Dispelling the Myths
The infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus equi,, commonly known as strangles, has been described in horses for almost 800 years. The name strangles describes the condition in which an affected horse is suffocated as lymph nodes i
Debate Concerning Horse Abandonment Continues
The Associated Press today (March 26) released a new article by Jeffrey McMurray concerning horse abandonment in Eastern Kentucky and the alleged link to the closure of U.S. slaughter facilities.
Breeders’ Cup Economic Impact Expected to be $57.6 Million for New Jersey
The economic impact of Monmouth Park hosting the Oct. 26-27 Breeders’ Cup World Championships is estimated to be $57.6 million, according to a study released Monday by the Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers University in New
SmartPak to Repeat Rolex Course Walk
SmartPak will be repeating their popular Rolex Course Walk with Olympian Amy Tryon again this year. While most riders only dream of running a four-star course, the next best thing is experiencing it through the eyes and with the insights of an
Herd Instincts: Sparring
My horse was seen biting another horse in the throat. They were up on their hind legs supposedly playing when all of a sudden my horse made a very unusual move, according to the witness, and bit the other horse in the throat. The other horse ran an
Equine Herpesvirus: Anatomy of an Outbreak
Researchers connected to an outbreak of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in Ohio at the University of Findlay’s English riding facility several years ago have recently published a report correlating age and specific clinical signs to horses’ incidence
Kentucky Barn Fire Kills 7 Horses
A barn fire killed seven horses worth more than $1 million, authorities said.
The fire early Friday (March 23) destroyed the 12-stall barn at Hipp Farm, a division of Clifton Farm, in Lexington. Calhoun Clifton, the 23-year-old daughter
USDA Provides Update on Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
In order to comply with a March 12, 2007, preliminary injunction order by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
N.H. Prepares for Another Year of Mosquitoes, EEE
New Hampshire is thawing out–and with the spring melt comes renewed worries over the return of mosquitoes and Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
Towns in southeastern New Hampshire plan to begin their mosquito control programs in just a fe
OSU Veterinary School Plans for Livestock Specialist Shortage
Ohio’s dwindling number of veterinarians who specialize in treating livestock say for them, a passion for farm life and the resourcefulness needed to treat their bulky patients is worth the trade-off of missing a regular schedule in an office.
