Latest News – The Horse
New UK Highway Code Recognizes Riders Safety Needs
The new Highway Code in the UK contains welcome instructions to drivers about the need to take care when passing horses on the roads, thanks to persistent lobbying by the British Horse Society (BHS).
Australian Snafu Allows Clearance Of EIA Mare
Australian quarantine officials are investigating how a sample-labeling mix-up threatened to bring New Zealand’s horse industries to a halt less than two months before the scheduled arrival of shuttle stallions from North
USDA Lifts Requirements For Horses From Australia And New Zealand
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has exempted horses imported from Australia and New Zealand from testing for dourine and glanders, two potentially fatal equine diseases not known to exist in the United States, during
British Horse Industry Confederation
For the first time the horse industry in Britain has formed a joint body to speak to government with one voice.
The British Horse Industry Confederation, launched today (March 3, 1999)
Pattern Of Bone Injury In The Jumping Horse
Nuclear scintigraphy is a technique used to identify areas of increased bone material turnover. This remodeling of bone can occur in response to growth, fracture, increased loading due to exercise, infection, cancer or
Owners Asked To Make Plans In Case Of Inability To Care For Animals
The British Horse Society (BHS) has released photos of a pure-bred Arab stallion, Prince Darkhano, currently resident in the Society’s Oxhill Rescue Centre, as a real-life illustration of what can happen if a horse owner
AHC Opposes 100% Tariff On European Oats
Because of a trade skirmish with the European Union involving bananas and beef, American horse owners and breeders may be paying more for their horse feed in the near future.
The American
USDA Proposes Rules To Regulate Transport Of Horses To Processing Facilities
The American Horse Council reports that on May 19, 1999 the United States Department of Agriculture proposed rules to regulate the commercial transportation of equines to processing facilities.
Retirement Program Designed To Assist Equines, Humans
Many fashionably bred horses retire from the racetrack to a second career in the breeding business, but that’s not an option for some others. Enter John Stuart, president of the bloodstock agency Bluegrass Thoroughbred
The Power of Hydrotherapy
There’s something almost spiritual about the healing properties of water. Humans have used this life-giving liquid to encourage healing, in themselves and in their horses, since the dawn of time. Water cleanses (in fact, several of the world’s
Buying a Horse/Prepurchase Exams
Q: I’m in the market for my first horse. I’ve seen people at my barn buy horses, and they always have a veterinarian check the horse over before making the purchase. What exactly does the veterinarian check for and why is this so important?
Bone Formation With Exercise
Strong bones are essential if a horse is to perform successfully and still remain sound.
Safe Use of Grooming Products
Explore lotions, creams, and ointments, along with grooming tools and beauty wraps you use on your horse.
Foal Limbs And Feet Deformities
Flexural or angular deformities can be very shocking and even disturbing in severe cases, but appropriate veterinary care offers great hope for these foals.
Disaster Planning
“Disasters do not create new conditions; they simply exacerbate existing ones.”
Wait a minute! Disasters don’t create new conditions? Horses trapped in flood waters, in fires, in wind-damaged barns are not new conditions? Horses
Sarcoids And Melanomas
Tumor. Now there’s a word guaranteed to strike fear into anyone’s heart. Loosely defined, a tumor is an uncontrolled or incorrect growth of cells, which can invade normal tissue and disrupt functions. It can be benign (meaning
