Latest News – The Horse
Digestion From Start To Finish
Although it is not necessary for you to become bogged down in the intricacies of equine digestive physiology, a basic understanding of how the horse digests feed is necessary for the selection of appropriate diets and feeding practices.
Unpredictable Fear in Horses
Can you explain how “sacking out” works and if you think it would work for my mare?
Insects and Parasites: Fighting Fall Foes
However, some horse-troubling insects and parasites become more active during late summer and fall. Unchecked, they can be an annoyance, stress a horse’s energy reserves during the winter months, or cause illness or death. It is up to you to protect
Is He Really Lame?
You want your horse to be sound and stay sound. But calling the vet out for a thorough workup every time your horse stumbles or acts stiff can get costly, and waste your veterinarian’s valuable time–especially if those problems turn out to be
Cross-Training For Horses
To add variety to conditioning programs, human athletes often undertake exercise sessions that are not specific to their athletic disciplines. For example, long-distance runners might cycle on a stationary bike once or twice a week, swim, or
Welfare, Farrier Groups Advise Caution on Do-It-Yourself Hoofcare
The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) has issued a statement cautioning enthusiastic horse owners not to tackle their own hoof care work in pursuit of a natural unshod hoof. Reacting to the groundswell of popular interes”P>The International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH) has i
British Study Looks At Training and Injury
Racehorse owners might one day be able to handicap a horse’s risk of injury. A new study in its early stages at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the United Kingdom is monitoring a group of two-year-olds with the intention of using the data
Equine Corneal Problems: Wait and See Will Not Work
A corneal ulcer (ulcerative keratitis) is the most serious eye disease that veterinarians treat. Defined as a lesion in which the outer layer and some of the middle layer of the cornea have been lost, even simple ulcers can quickly progress to
Life After Colic Surgery
Is there any statistical data that shows a correlation between colic surgery and future health?
Opening the Airways
Only racehorses get exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH), right? Aren’t they the only ones working hard enough to rupture blood vessels in their lungs? The answer to this question is not so simple. Research has shown that EIPH occurs in
The Latest on Laminitis
Of all the ailments a horse can suffer, laminitis is the one that unfailingly strikes fear into the heart of an owner.
“Herbal Advantage” Product Causes Positive Drug Tests
An undisclosed number of positive tests for the class 3 drugs phenylpropanoloamine and norpseudoephedrine has prompted the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) to urge trainers to scrutinize any herbal products or food supplements they feed their horses. Fifteen trainers were notified on Aug. 9 by the board, asking them to avoid a specific herbal product. The CHRB also sent memos to official
If All Else Fails, Use Baycox?
What can the drug, Baycox, do to help a horse? Does it treat other things, not just EPM?
FDA Approves First EPM Drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug to treat equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) in horses. Bayer Animal Health of Shawnee Mission, Kan., is the sponsor of the drug, ponazuril, which will have the trade name
Merial Launches New Resources Web Site
Merial pharmaceutical company recently launched a new customer tool and resource—https://www.merial.com, which offers speedy access and simple routes to information relevant to customers.
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West Nile Virus Virus-positive Crow Found in Virginia
Virginia’s Commissioner of Health E. Anne Peterson, MD, MPH, announced Tuesday, July 24, that a dead crow found in Alexandria has been confirmed as having West Nile virus. The crow is the first bird to test positive for West Nile virus in the
