Latest News – The Horse
Ranch Corrals Interaction of Kids, Horses
On a ranch just outside of Browning, Mont., the sound of thundering hooves echoes across the prairie. Small herds of Spanish mustangs gallop across the wind-swept plains, tails streaming behind them.
In the summer, children also run
AAEP Foundation Funds Continuing Education in Mongolia
The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Foundation found itself in receipt of an intriguing grant application earlier in 2006. The grant was to help fund a continuing education program thousands of miles away in Mongolia. After
California Fairgrounds to Target Stable Waste Pollution Problem
The California state fairgrounds in Sacramento has agreed to a new monitoring program to try to keep waste from its horse stables from running into the American River.
The agreement is part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2003 by
SmartPak to Offer Farrier’s Formula
Life Data Labs and SmartPak Equine have announced that they have entered into a partnership to make Farrier’s Formula available in SmartPaks. Farrier’s Formula is the original hoof supplement, and has been shown effective in university studies a
Pfizer Introduces New Daily+ Deworming Program
Pfizer Animal Health recently introduced its Daily+ Deworming program to help owners make critical decisions about creating an appropriate rotational deworming program for their horses.
Incorporating daily use of Strongid C or C 2X and
Seasonal Tying-Up: Toxins or Deficiency?
In Minnesota, cases of pasture myopathy (muslce disease caused by pasture) associated with severe non-exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis (also know as tying-up) are often attributed to the toxins found in white snakeroot. However, researchers at th
Former Champion Horse Finds Permanent Home in Florida
A former champion Quarter Horse abused by his previous owners has found a permanent home on a 140-acre Florida ranch.
He’s Doubly Sonny brought $14,000 at a Polk County Sheriff’s auction two weeks ago, and already several people are
All Heart Inc. Debuts DonateMyHorse.com
All Heart Inc. has launched a Web site that will connect prospective adopters with horses needing good homes. The site will offer listings from across the nation with advanced search options that facilitate the match of donor and adopter. All
Basics of Life
Reproduction in all species borders on the miraculous. In this article on reproductive anatomy, we’ll take a look at the reproductive organs of both the mare and the stallion and discuss just how they function in their effort to produce another “miracle.”
Give a Unique Gift–Sponsor a Morris Animal Foundation Study
This Christmas give the animal lovers on your list a unique, heartwarming gift in the form of a cosponsorship of an animal health research study directed by Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), the world’s leading private foundation dedicated to
University of Florida Racing Laboratory Gets New Director
Richard A. Sams, PhD, has been named director of the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine Racing Laboratory.
Sams came to UF from The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, where he was a
Mycotoxins and Horse Health Covered in Forum
The Fourth World Mycotoxin Forum was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 6-8. Scientists, regulatory authorities, and industry personnel from over 30 countries met to review the current knowledge related to mycotoxins and discuss strategies for the
Racehorse Futural Retired to Old Friends
Millionaire Futural, who won the 2001 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) and San Bernardino Handicap (gr. II) and has most recently been running at Hastings Park, is being retired to Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. Southern California equine
West Virginia Horse Industry Booming
The Thoroughbred racing industry in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle has grown so much in six years that it now helps employ more than 3,600 people and has an annual economic impact of $173 million, a study released Thursday
Double-Decker Disaster Leaves 17 of 42 Horses Dead
A truck carrying 42 horses bound for slaughter overturned early Sept. 27 on Interstate 44 in Franklin County, Mo. Seventeen horses died immediately or were later euthanatized due to extensive injuries, and the remaining 24 horses and a hinny are in
A Broader View
What will you do for the needy horses of the world this holiday season? Through The Horse and The Horse.com, our company tries to publicize many horses and organizations in need throughout the year. We feature an Adoptable Horse from a
