Latest News – The Horse
Times Are a-Changin’
There are many of us old enough to remember nasogastric tube deworming of our horses. The vet would show up in his truck, haul out the buckets, pump, and hose, and we’d line up to twitch the horses and fill their stomachs full of whatever that
Vaccinating Strategically
Every spring, you ask your veterinarian to vaccinate your horse to protect her from disease while she’s showing, racing, carrying a foal, or hanging around your pasture. But is this yearly routine the best way to confer immunity with the vaccine
Tendon Healing, Aged Broodmares Featured at Convention
Smarty Jones won a little sympathy Saturday night, July 24, as Patricia Hogan, VMD, Dipl. ACVS, board-certified veterinary surgeon, recounted the tale of how the Pennsylvania-bred colt reared up in the starting gate of Philadelphia Park last yea
First EEE Case in Alabama
According to a July 3 report from the Mobile Register, a horse in Baldwin County, Ala. died from Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in late June. This was Alabama’s first case of EEE for 2004.
EEE is a mosquito-borne disease that
Nevada’s First WNV Case Detected
The Nevada Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease & Food Safety Laboratory confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) in a Fallon County horse on July 22.
The horse was euthanized June 21 after exhibiting signs consistent with WNV. The horse
Neurologic Herpesvirus Confirmed in Maryland
The neurologic form of equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) was confirmed as the cause of disease in two Maryland horses infected during a deadly disease outbreak this spring. Twelve horses exhibited signs of neurologic illness in the outbreak at a
Kentucky Embargoes and Bans Extended, Revised
In response to the detection of vesicular stomatitis (VS), Kentucky officials have prohibited entry of horses and some other species into Kentucky from Colorado, New Mexico, and part of Texas. (New Mexico had horses on 35 premises under VS
VS Regulation Planning Continues
Nine premises remain under quarantine in Texas due to vesicular stomatitis (VS), says Max Coats, DVM, MSc, deputy director for Animal Health Programs for the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). In mid-July, the TAHC, Breeders’ Cup, and other
First Look Inside the Live Equine Heart
On July 9, a human interventional cardiologist and an equine veterinarian in Lexington, Ky., successfully completed the first step of a landmark procedure to repair a heart problem in a 5-month-old Thoroughbred colt called a ventricular septal
MRI Reveals Heel Problems
A word about how MRI works is appropriate before launching into a discussion of the foot and problems that can occur in the heel area, because MRI has opened the door to a better understanding of foot conditions in general.
U.K. Equine Passport Issuing Underway
United Kingdom horse owners should have applied for passports for their animals from one of the registered passport-issuing organizations (PIOs) by June 30. Beginning Feb. 28, 2005, passports must be presented whenever horses move from one
Saddlebred Attacks: What Really Happened?
A year after five American Saddlebreds were brutally attacked in Kentucky, there have been no arrests, and many questions remain unanswered. Only two of the five horses survived the ordeal, one of which made a dramatic comeback last fall to
Motion Filed in Federal Court to Exhume Maimed Saddlebred
Scientists might soon have a chance to necropsy (perform an animal autopsy) the body of the champion Saddlebred euthanized July 17, 2003, and buried following a brutal attack that left him too lame to stand. Four other Saddlebreds were injected
Taming an Aggressive Foal
We recently were blessed with a healthy filly. However, the breeder we bought the mare from had her due date wrong. She came five weeks before we were expecting her. She was born in the pasture with another mare present. Th
Changes in Horse Dentistry
We all want our horses to have comfort, enhanced performance, more nutrition efficiency, and even a good chance of living longer. So we’re all glad to see the changes that are occurring in the field of equine dentistry, a long-neglected part of
Resistant Worms: Do Your Horses Have Them?
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part nine of a 12-part series on internal parasites of horses.
Most people assume that when they administer a tube of dewormer to a horse, the drug is effectively killing worms. The drug must
