Latest News – The Horse
Parasite Control Without–or Along With–Chemicals
EDITOR’S NOTE
This is part ten of a 12-part series on internal parasites of horses.
Our horses are lucky to live in an age when modern deworming drugs can pretty much rid them of parasites. They’re living longer an
Water Crossing
How can I get my horse to cross through water when I’m riding him on trail? He refuses to even get his feet wet.
Spooking on the Trail
I have a 17-year-old Arabian mare. When trail riding, she looks for every opportunity to jump, spook, or take off, especially now that my other horse, her companion, no longer accompanies her. Is there a safe daily supplement just to take the edge off while riding?
Breaking A Young Horse
My husband and I recently broke my 3-year-old mare to ride. The first few times she rode like a dream, then she caught on to the idea that when we catch her, she has to work, and she has gotten a bad attitude. Her new antics include bucking. I’v
Equine Metabolic Syndrome
Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), Cushing’s disease, insulin resistance (IR), glucose intolerance, and glycemic indices of feeds have gotten a lot of press lately. The terms are taken from the human literature, where they have very specific
Horses and Hurricane Charley
Despite widespread structural damage and economic devastation to areas of Florida, the horse population fared well in the path of Hurricane Charley. At least three horses were euthanized in Florida from injuries resulting from flying debris
Saddlebred Won’t be Exhumed–Yet
The motion by Sally and Joe Jackson to have Wild Eyed and Wicked exhumed for further investigation was heard Aug. 13 before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and it will be held in abeyance pending further”P>The motion by Sally and Joe Jac
Fourth Annual Stallion Service Auction to Benefit Equine Health Studies Program
The Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) announces its fourth annual Stallion Service Auction, which will be held Oct. 15-Dec. 17. The event is a multi-breed, Internet-based auction to help the SVM’s Equine Health
Smarty Jones Retired Due to Bone Bruises
Smarty Jones, whose Triple Crown quest came up short in the Belmont Stakes, has been retired due to bone bruises in all four cannon bones. He will enter stud at Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky. (he moved there on Aug. 16).
He now lives
Olympic Veterinary Care
A summary of veterinary experiences at the Athens Olympic Games will appear in our November issue, but here are some tidbits, including insights from Jack Snyder, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, professor in the University of California, Davis’ Department
New Bolton’s Widener Hospital Reopens
The University of Pennsylvania’s George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals began accepting equine emergency patients on Aug. 30. The hospital reopened on Aug. 2 for outpatients and scheduled elective surgeries. The hospital, located at New
West Nile Virus Infiltrates the Upper 48; EEE Sprinkled Throughout
Every state in the 48 contiguous United States has now experienced a taste of West Nile virus (WNV) since it first was detected in the Western Hemisphere in 1999. Having their first encounters with West Nile virus this year were Nevada (WNV foun
BET Pharm Kentucky Raided by FDA; Drugs Seized
At the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a seizure warrant on Aug. 11 for what it called various illegally compounded drug products for use in horses found at
Equimax Receives FDA Approval for Pregnant and Nursing Mares
The broad-spectrum dewormer Equimax (also labeled for tapeworms) recently received FDA approval for safety in pregnant and nursing mares. A French study confirmed the safety of ivermectin/praziquantel–the active ingredients in Equimax–for this
Royal Kaliber Stable After Surgery in the Netherlands
Royal Kaliber, the stallion that took Chris Kappler to the Olympic team silver and individual bronze medals at the 2004 Olympic Games, is stable as he continues to recover from colic surgery performed in the Netherlands on Monday, Sept. 27. 
Affidavits Supporting Saddlebred’s Exhumation Submitted
The owners of Wild Eyed and Wicked, one of the American Saddlebreds attacked and subsequently euthanatized after his condition debilitated in the summer of 2003, have asked again that the horse’s body be exhumed from its burial site on Double D
