Latest News – The Horse
Veterinarian Describes Maryland Disease Cases; Officials Rule Out Rabies
Three horses succumbed to neurologic illness and were euthanatized at the Columbia Horse Center (CHC) in Columbia, Md., last week, according to the animals’ attending veterinarian. Two more horses at the facility developed signs of the
California Strangles Outbreak; At Least 60 Horses Affected
A strangles outbreak has placed a boarding stable in northern Los Angeles County, Calif., under quarantine, and more than 60 horses at the farm remain under close observation. The outbreak of the highly contagious upper respiratory disease cause
Exercise Exhaustion
Exercise exhaustion can occur after relatively brief maximal exercise or after prolonged submaximal exercise.
Athens Gold Medalist Cian O’Connor Disqualified
Following a hearing held in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 27, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) Judicial Committee determined that there had been a breach of FEI General Regulations Art. 146.2 at the 2004 Olympic Games in
GBED Linked to Quarter Horse Bloodlines
Glycogen-branching enzyme disorder (GBED) has likely been a cause of neonatal mortality in Quarter Horses for decades, according to Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, who gave an update on her research on the disorder at the recent conference of the
Precautions Taken to Prevent Strangles Spread
Though cases of strangles at Palm Meadows Training Center in South Florida appear to have been confined, the five positive tests for Streptococcus equi set in motion a chain of events up and down the East Coast.
New York Racing
Update on Equine Health Concern in Maryland
As part of its response to an equine health concern at a barn in Columbia, Md., the Maryland Department of Agriculture reports that the situation is stable and that every measure is being taken to determine the illness that caused three horses t
Greater Good Listed a Colt, But Unable to Breed
Should Greater Good win the May 7 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), it would make the second time in the past three years the winner cannot stand at stud.
Funny Cide, who won the 2003 Derby, is a gelding. Greater Good is listed as a colt but
Neurologic EHV-1 in New York
Three horses have died or were euthanatized following infection with equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) at a boarding facility in Tioga County, N.Y. The first case was detected about two weeks ago, said officials at the New York State Department
Maryland Officials Respond to Equine Health Concerns in Howard County
Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) veterinarians are responding to concerns regarding three horses euthanatized due to illness in Columbia, Md.
Private veterinarians contacted MDA’s veterinarians and are working closely with
Progress in Solving the Horse Genome Puzzle
Equine researchers around the world are gearing up for the sixth International Equine Genome Workshop, to be held in Dublin, Ireland, this summer. The meeting will allow participating scientists to move one step closer to achieving their
Developmental Orthopedic Disease (DOD) and Mare Nutrition
A seminar for veterinarians on developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) in horses and ways it can be controlled through feeding and management practices was presented by Dan Burke, PhD, director of equine nutrition for Buckeye Nutrition, on Feb. 9
Strangles Report Shows Decline in Cases at Trackside
According to a second round of tests on quarantined horses, the number of confirmed cases of strangles has declined and there is no evidence that the disease has spread at Churchill Downs’ Trackside Louisville training center in Louisville,
Emergency Transportation
You should be prepared to ship a horse if it is in need of emergency care at a veterinary hospital. If you have your own trailer, make sure that it is in working order at all times (the truck, too) and always have a back-up plan.
2005 National Institute for Animal Agriculture Annual Meeting
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) is holding its annual meeting April 3-7 in St. Paul Minn., and will address issues ranging from zoonotic diseases to animal identification, animal health emergency management, equine health,
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis: Less Common Than We Thought?
“Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a common cause of neurological disease of horses in North and South America, and results from a protozoal infection with Sarcocystis neurona or Neospora hughesi (less commonly),”
