Latest News – The Horse
AI Training For Stallions
Given the choice, a stallion wouldn’t choose to mate with man-made devices. His instincts drive him to breed a mare; yet he can learn to transfer his sexual focus to a phantom mare and an artificial vagina (AV). In order to train a stallion fo”P>Given the choice, a stallion wouldn’t choose to mate with man-made devices
Shaping Up Your Overweight Horse
When preparing a horse for athletic events and sporting activities, whatever the discipline or level of difficulty, an important consideration is finding the horse’s ideal body weight. This concept is well recognized in human athletics. For”P>When preparing a horse for athletic events and sporting activities, whate
At Home On The Range: Dude Horses
While many of our horses do some kind of work for a living, the work usually consists of a couple of hours a day, three to five days a week. Many of our horses are ridden far less than that, and we don’t really think of them as working for”P>While many
Equine Insurance
Can you protect yourself against potential calamities by purchasing insurance? The answer to that question is easy. Yes. You can insure your horse for a wide variety of eventualities–all the way from being struck by lightning or hit by a car
Trailers Built For The Long Haul
Just like a horse, a sound trailer requires sturdy construction and fluid movement. This enables your trailer to sustain years of use from horses and withstand hazards on the highway. A better-built trailer can endure impact, vibration, and weather
Ready To Assemble: Barns, Stalls, And Run-In Sheds
Ready-to-assemble kits can yield impressive savings and offer you control over the quality of workmanship and materials.
Long Gestations
Can you explain why some mares have prolonged gestations and premature placental separation?
Power Lines and Horses
Have you ever published anything on the effects of power lines and electromagnetism around broodmares?
EDQ West Nile Update
Equine Disease Quarterly, a publication funded by Underwriters At Lloyd’s of London, Brokers, And Their Kentucky Agents have published a West Nile Summary for 2000, complete with maps on the Internet. Visit
Banamine Contamination
A study conducted by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricul-tural Science reported that flunixin (Banamine) given IV or orally (granulate in oats) could contaminate stalls and cause future, untreated horses to test positive for the
Rules On The Road to Victory
The USA Equestrian Drug Testing Program
Counterfeit Hitches Caught
Success in a recent patent infringement lawsuit means smoother trailer riding for horses. Easy Rider, Inc., won a case against Air Ride Hitch and SouthEast Easy Rider after discovering the companies had been selling counterfeit hitches with
Yearling Radiographic Studies
Radiographs of a yearling’s legs offer a unique glance into the horse’s athletic future, according to Albert Kane, DVM, MPVM, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University
Florida’s Colic Research
Nothing is more agonizing than watching a horse struggle helplessly with colic. Research-ers at the Island Whirl Equine Colic Research Laboratory at the University of Florida’s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital are working tirelessly to
Battling Bugs
Researchers soon will be able to track down disease-causing bacteria just like law enforcement officers match a criminal to a crime–by a method of fingerprinting. Officials at the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (TVMDL) in
NEET Meeting Addresses Transportation Issues
The first National Exposition on Equine Transportation (NEET) will be held March 9-11 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. NEET, sponsored by the Kentucky Horse Council, will feature seminars, demonstrations, and exhibits promoting safe