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Alabama Police Investigate Horse Deaths
Two Alabama horses were shot and killed Tuesday just outside of Andalusia, Ala., according to a Jan. 7 story in the Andalusia Star-News. The horses were valued at more than $20,000.
Andalusia Police Department (APD) criminal investigator Wade Garrett said in the story, “Two horses were shot–one died from a gunshot wound and one had to be put down.”
The investigation
Horses Cause Blackouts in North Wales
According to icNorthWales, an online publication in the United Kingdom, a group of horses on a farm in Rhuddlan caused power cuts to thousands of homes and businesses across North Wales.
“The animals were rubbing against a wire stay in a field which caused damaged to a pole supporting power lines,” said the report. “The cut hit at about 2:30pm in Prestatyn on Wednesday (Jan. 7). The
Golden Anniversary to Celebrate the AAEP’s Dedication to the Horse
In 1954, a group of pioneering veterinarians changed the face of equine veterinary medicine when they formed the first-ever professional veterinary group dedicated to equine health–the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). The AAEP will celebrate this rich tradition of dedication to horse health and veterinary professional development during its golden anniversary in
Broad Brush Recovery Complete
Graham J. Beck’s Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Ky., announced a clean bill of health for prominent stallion Broad Brush this week. Radiographs taken last week indicate the 21-year-old former leading sire has healed completely following fusion surgery in September to repair his left front fetlock. Broad Brush is back on a normal turnout schedule at the Lexington, Ky. farm and will resume
Purina Mills to Host Nation’s Largest Horse Owner Educational Event, In Towns Across America
Officials for Purina Mills Horse Business Group announced plans to roll out their largest horse event of the year. The Purina Mills Horse Owner’s Workshop will give horse enthusiasts in markets across the country the opportunity to hear about the latest in equine nutrition, veterinary care, and training tips, from expert clinicians.
The Workshops will be hosted by local Purina Mills
Glass Horse Model Expanded
The popular three-dimensional electronic horse model, “The Glass Horse CD,” which offered a novel look at the gastrointestinal anatomy of the horse when it was introduced in November of 2001, has a new companion that depicts the structures of the equine distal (lower) limb. This CD, called “Elements of the Equine Distal Limb,” should be available for shipping before the end of the
Dual Hemisphere Breeding and Live Foal Percentages
Shuttling Thoroughbred stallions between Northern and Southern hemisphere farms for breeding began in earnest around 1992. Stallions had been shuttling from Great Britain and Ireland prior to that time. Between 1996 and 2002, 117 stallions from the United States were shuttled to the Southern Hemisphere in the late part of the year to complete a second breeding season. It was recently
MRLS Experiment Rundown
A meeting at Keeneland racetrack for a select group from local Thoroughbred breeding farms on Jan. 6 offered a wrap-up of the six experiments done by researchers at the University of Kentucky pertaining to mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS). The synopses of those experiments, as presented by Karen McDowell, PhD (equine reproduction), are as follows:
Experiments 1 and 2,
MRLS: We Need To Know More
“In the final analysis, we do not understand this disease,” said Bruce Webb, PhD, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky who has been a leading researcher into the problem of mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS).
Webb and Karen McDowell, PhD, a reproduction specialist from the Gluck Equine Research Center at the university, presented a synopsis of the MRLS research
Merial Introduces Next Generation Equine West Nile Virus Vaccine
Merial announced today the release of a new equine vaccine–RECOMBITEK Equine West Nile Virus (WNV) vaccine. The recent USDA approval of RECOMBITEK Equine West Nile Virus vaccine offers veterinarians a first-of-its-kind product backed by cutting-edge science to offer fast-acting and long-lasting protection from the often deadly WNV. (Click
Police Horse Diary
This diary will be a new undertaking for TheHorse.com, and we hope you’ll share your comments and questions as we guide the educational process of these weanlings. The goal is to work with a curriculum developed by Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist Sue McDonnell, PhD, of the University
Equine ID Task Force Meeting at U.S. Equestrian Annual Meeting
The American Horse Council will hold a meeting of the Equine ID Task Force during the U.S. Equestrian Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 14-18.
The Task Force will be discussing the concept and implications of a national identification program for horses as a continuation of the National Institute of Animal
Founder Care and Ethical Considerations
While you probably wouldn’t think of treating a foundered horse as a situation in which tough ethical decisions could crop up, the Second International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot held Nov. 10-11 featured a morning on just that topic.
Septic Arthritis and Racing Potential
Septic arthritis in a Thoroughbred foal significantly reduces the likelihood the animal will race, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland and veterinarians with Rossdale and Partners in England. The scientists evaluated the medical records of 69 foals treated for septic arthritis and compared each foal’s racing record to at least one of its
The Goal is a Foal
If your broodmare or stallion is having reproductive problems, you might need a specialist to figure out what’s wrong. And that specialist might use knowledge gained from the annual conference of the Society for Theriogenology held in Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 16-20. Theriogenology is described as that branch of veterinary medicine dealing with reproduction, including the physiology and pathology
Bad Bug Basics (Parasite Primer Part 1)
Let’s start by taking a look at how parasites differ from other infectious organisms that damage horses, and go on to explore the historical perspective on equine parasite control–where we’ve come from, and how far we’ve yet to go.
