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
Laminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with the tremendous amount of research”Laminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with the tremendous amount of research”aminitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating horses with laminitis, and with t”minitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As long as I’ve been treating ho”initis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia, in opening the session. As”nitis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Virginia”itis is a horrible disease, said White, head of the Marion DuPont Scott Equin”tis is a horrible disease, said White, head of th”is is a horrible diseas
Beginning Aug. 15, the world’s best horses and riders will compete in the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens, Greece. This page will contain a variety of information about the competition and competitors.
Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director
July 26, 2004
Nine premises remain under quarantine in Texas due to vesicular stomatitis (VS), according to Max Coats, DVM, MSc, deputy director for Animal Health Programs for the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). On July 13, Breeders’ Cup, the TAHC, and
Diagnosing equine gastric ulcers might soon be a procedure that’s short and sweet. Until recently, ulcer detection depended on using an endoscope to peer at the stomach lining. Now, a team of researchers at Texas A&M University, led by Noah
Cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS) continue to be detected in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, but the disease appears to be occurring at lower levels than in previous years’ outbreaks. As of July 22, nine premises in Texas and 11 in New Mexico
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association has delayed implementation of its drug-testing protocol for graded stakes in the United States because not all jurisdictions were prepared to implement it, the American Graded Stakes Committee sai
Last week we asked you what was the weirdest thing your horse(s) ever ate or drank. Aside from the votes listed below, we also got quite a few write-in answers that might surprise you.
In response to the ethical issues surrounding illegal drug compounding within the animal health industry, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has formed a drug compounding task force to define compounding
Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director
July 17, 2004
July 17 marks the one-year anniversary of the deaths of the first two American Saddlebreds near Lexington, Ky., that succumbed to injuries resulting from attacks on their left forelegs. Only two of the five attacked horses survived the ordeal,
Horse owners will now be able to know the results of a Lyme disease test within minutes instead of having to wait for as long as a week. A new test, the Snap 3Dx assay, to confirm Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative bacterial agent for
The presence and degree of pain an animal experiences is meant to be beneficial. Pain signals actual or impending body damage, and may help prevent further damage by initiating movement away from the cause or by limiting use of injured areas
