Latest News – The Horse
NFL Funding Equine Joint Research
The National Football League Charities through the Steadman-Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation have just granted another $100,000 toward the ongoing research in articular cartilage healing at Colorado State University.
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Mare Breeding Soundness Examination
Historically, mares have one of the lowest average conception/birth rates of any of the domestic species (somewhere in the neighborhood of 60-70%). Excellent breeding and overall management of mares and the blessing of
The Orphan Foal
The birth of a long-awaited foal is an occasion to celebrate. But what if the unthinkable happens?
Fiber Facts
Grazing is a full-time job for horses. Given their druthers, they’d graze for 12 hours or more.
VS Update 11/21/97
As of November 14, 1997, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico still have positive cases of vesicular stomatitis. Utah has four counties with positive cases, Colorado has ten, New Mexico has four, and Arizona has one. For a complete listing of
APHA Passes New Rule On Transported Semen
American Paint Horse Association (APHA) stallion owners are no longer limited to the number of mares bred with transported cooled semen. At the APHA’s annual convention, held October 2-4, directors passed a rule eliminating the old
Can You Ride Your Horse Through a Flu?
You wake up after having a fitful night, coughing, wheezing and constantly grabbing for that next tissue. Your chest feels it’s in a vice, you can’t eat and you’ve got the blues. What you really have is the flu, and when your horse has it, h
Focus on Discipline: Reining
Ridin’ and slidin’ — the reining horse runs a precise pattern at speed. This equine athlete excels at galloping full out, screeching to a sliding stop, and whirling in a high-speed pirouette. He responds to his rider instantly, at the touch of
Should I Blanket My Horse?
I have a 4-year-old filly that I am preparing for winter. When is it appropriate to blanket her?
The Art of Therapeutic Shoeing
Michael J. Wildenstein, resident farrier at Cornell University’s large animal clinic, has approximately 400 different types of therapeutic shoes hanging on the wall of his clinic. Each one, he says, was made for a particular
Thrush Prevention
Thrush is one of the more common diseases of the equine hoof. But how do you prevent it, or how do you treat it once it has set up shop within your horse’s hooves?
Bone Cysts
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Electrolytes and Endurance Horses
Not all horses are alike in their needs for electrolyte replacement after strenuous exertion. Some deplete the
Thrush and Advice for the Hoof-sore
What is the relationship between chronic, severe thrush and my horse’s contracted heels?
The Power of Protein
Of all the components of your horse’s diet, protein is probably the most misunderstood.
Monitoring Fetal Well-Being
Fetal monitoring in horses is similar to the methods used for humans — ultrasound, EKG machines, and blood tests on unborns all are part of monitoring the health of the fetus. Advances in these areas for equines have allowed for
