Latest News – The Horse
Clues to Blue Eyes
Now that the foal has safely made its way into the world, the breeder starts inventorying exactly what she has in front of her: a colt. Strong Quarter Horse body. Three small white socks and a broad blaze down the center of his face. One blue eye.
The Equine Digestive System: A Food Factory
The equine digestive system is a complicated factory that is designed to process small amounts of food frequently and convert them into nutrients that can be absorbed and produce energy. The same, concerning the end result, could be said of the cow
Internal Insights
Veterinary internal medicine is a growing specialty that boasts nearly 400 large animal internal medicine specialists, many of them focusing on horses. In a time when humans seek out experts in varying medical fields, it’s only logical that we seek
EIA in Germany
The Office International des Epizooties (OIE, or World Organization for Animal Health) has reported two outbreaks of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in Germany. Horses and donkeys have been affected, and the source of the outbreaks or origin of
Cardiac Arrhythmias and Piroplasmosis
Italian researchers have documented a rare case of cardiac arrhythmia in a horse with piroplasmosis. While it had been noted in other domestic animal species, equine cardiac dysfunction associated with piroplasmosis had not appeared in the
Animal Health Trust to Install Standing MRI
The Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, England, has announced that it will be acquiring a standing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit to expand its equine diagnostic capabilities.
“In 2000, a high-field MRI scanner was installed at th
Invitational Show Will Award Tennessee Walker World Grand Champion Title
Because of the early closure of the National Celebration show last month, the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) will host a show in late November to select a 2006 World Grand Champion.
Jerrold Pedigo
AQHA and Tractor Supply Company Team for Special Event Saturday
Spend your Saturday at the American Quarter Horse Association Out Here With Horses Special Event! AQHA would like to invite all horse-interested people to your local Tractor Supply store tomorrow (Sept. 30)! AQHA and its new Corporate
South Africa Hosts First NRHA-Approved Show
It was a history-making event as South Africa hosted its first ever National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) approved show. This NRHA historic milestone was held Saturday, Sept. 9th at the Southern Riding Center in Johannesburg. Seventeen
Horses Rescued from Tractor-Trailer Wreck Healing at Missouri Humane Society
On Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Humane Society of Missouri’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch responded to reports of a horrific tractor-trailer accident on I-44 near St. Clair, Mo., that involved 42 horses bound for slaughter.
At 3:15 a.m.
CHRB Files Drug Complaint Against Mullins
The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) has filed a complaint against trainer Jeff Mullins for multiple rule violations after a horse in his care, Robs Coin, tested positive for mepivacaine in the post-race urine sample.
Robs Coin
Missouri Horse Accident Update
The Humane Society of Missouri says it’s working to secure ownership of 25 horses and a mule that survived a crash Wednesday (Sept. 27) on Interstate 44 near Sullivan.
Investigators say the creatures were en route to a
Idaho Leads Nation in Equine WNV Cases
As West Nile virus (WNV) continues to appear across the United States this mosquito season, Idaho horses are being hit hard. More than 300 horses have been diagnosed with the illness in 2006.
Marilyn Simunich, DVM, of the Idah
Quick Detection of Contagious Equine Metritis
French researchers report they have developed a rapid, effective test for detecting the bacterium that causes the venereal disease contagious equine metritis (CEM). Taylorella equigenitalis is a Gram-negative bacterium that’s responsibl
Not Such a Stud on the Treadmill?
Treadmill training can be detrimental to your stallion’s fertility, say Swiss researchers who recently published a paper on the topic. Not only can repeated strenuous treadmill sessions adversely affect sperm quality and freezability, but the
Shetland Euthanatized After Being Dragged Behind Truck
A 3-year-old pony’s fight to stay alive has been lost. A veterinarian at the Baldwin Animal Clinic in Summerdale, Ala., said the animal’s injuries were too great to overcome and the tiny horse was euthanatized this morning (Sept. 28).
