Latest News – The Horse
Working Horses on Hard Surfaces
Hard surfaces come in many forms. There’s that parking lot where you lunged your horse last weekend at the horse show. There’s that cracked-clay pasture where your horse was turned out all last summer. There’s that poor-excuse-for-an-arena down at th
Allergic Reactions in Horses
Allergic reactions are complicated and somewhat unpredictable events that are triggered by various environment
Panic Or Procrastinate? What To Do if Your Horse Has Eaten a Poisonous Plant
You provide plenty of good quality feed, water, and turnout–do you still have to worry about your horse’s getting sick from eating a poisonous plant? While common sense and good horse management are your horse’s best protection
Veterinarians Host Agribusiness Symposium
The present and future global needs of the agricultural industry and the roles veterinarians can play in maintaining the health of the industry will be the topic of a two day symposium hosted by the American Veterinary Medica
New York State Raises Fines For Cruel Horse Transport
New York Governor Pataki has signed into law Senate Bill 6332 introduced in March 1998 by Senator Kuhl, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. The bill raises the fines for violating New York State’s Agriculture
Necropsy: Searching for Answers
Whether your horse is a valued friend or a valued asset, the loss can be tough when he dies. But when your veterinarian presses you to get your horse necropsied, the thought of your horse’s body being laid out, examined, cut up, and probed seems
Injuries Put Del Mar Surface Under Microscope
The unusual concentration of catastrophic and career-ending injuries during the opening weeks of the current Del Mar meet hit home in dramatic fashion Aug. 13 when Prosperous Bid, a 3-year-old son of Mr. Prospector owned by
Australian Animal Health Laboratory Helps Understand Mystery Horse Disease
In September 1994 in Hendra, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, an apparently new disease resulted in the deaths of 13 horses and one human from a severe respiratory disease. This resulted in a decision to temporarily stop all
First Sex-Selected Filly Born
Through the collaborative efforts of Colorado State University, USDA, MoFlo, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Cytomation the world’s first sex-selected filly was born August 6, 1998. The filly, Call Me Madam, was
Reclassification Of The Horse Is Addressed
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Ohio State Drops Split-Sample Testing
The equine drug-testing program at Ohio State University is no longer providing split-sample testing as a result of an institutional policy.
Dr. Rick Sams, director of the analytical
Twin Lipizzans Born At Tempel Farms
The rarest of the rare has happened at Tempel Farms, home of the prized Tempel Lipizzan stallions. Twin Lipizzan foals have been born—an improbable occurrence that takes place in fewer than one percent of all horse births, and is made even more
Animal Welfare Council Working For The Equestrian Industry
Imagine opening your newspaper one morning and seeing the headline: Animal Ownership Banned. The article goes on to say, The riding of horses has been voted to be an act of animal cruelty. It is henceforth illegal to own, ride, exhibit or”P>Imagine opening your newspaper one morning and seeing the headline: Animal Ownership Banned. The article goes on to say, The riding of horses has been voted to be an a”>Imagine opening your newspaper one morning and seeing the headline: Animal Ownership Banned. The a”Imagine opening your newspaper
Feeding the High-Octane Horse
But because forages are not high-energy feeds, the athletic horse’s diet needs to be supplemented in order to provide enough energy for him to perform at peak capacity. Traditionally, this is done by feeding grains, which are rich in carbohydrates
Communication: Horse Whispering
Learning to understand what a horse is communicating, whether to other horses or to humans, and how to communicate in return can be a lifelong endeavor for the avid horse owner because horses are not all the same.
Equine Respiratory Disease Part 2: The Lower Airway
The lower airway consists of the lungs and the air tubing (bronchi) that supplies them. The lungs have some very interesting and unique protective mechanisms that put forth a great effort to prevent infection. Obviously, the air
