Latest News – The Horse
Fetal Development and Foal Growth
Foals born to mares which do not receive proper nourishment during gestation could be born weak.
Communicating With Your Vet
The ability to communicate well is probably one of the most important skills for success you can develop no matter what you do for a living. It seems, at least in my life, that when something goes wrong (or not as well as I had planned), it
Botulism Alert!
It was a grim sight. My wife’s handsome young National Show Horse gelding lay writhing on the ground, unable to rise. He appeared to be in the grip of partial paralysis that allowed movement of the front legs, but not the rear. We immediately
Run-In Sheds
Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer better quality health for the horse than enclosed barns, says the associate professor of surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee. Run-in sheds have”P>Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer better quality health for the horse than enclosed barns, says the associate professor of surgery, College of Veter”>Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer better quality health for the horse than enclosed barns,”Dallas Goble, DVM, thinks quite highly of run-in sheds. They offer “allas Goble
Resolutions
Happy New Year! I guess everyone has made his or her resolutions by now…get in shape, ride even when the weather is bad, take more lessons, save enough money to buy that new trailer you’ve been wanting, be more tolerant of the vocal people of
Screwworm Case Confirmed In Texas
The flesh-eating screwworm, a pest which had been officially eradicated from the United States and Mexico, has surfaced in West Texas. Still uncertain when or where this pest entered the country, state and federal livestock
VS Update — 12/24//98
Colorado reported no new VS investigations during the week ending December 24, 1998. Two formerly VS positive premises were released from quarantine, one each in Larimer and Weld counties. Five positive VS premises remain
Smoke But No Fire In Tricky Cigar Saga
Plans for a permanent home for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar are no closer to completion than in November when The Blood-Horse reported the decision was in the hands of management of Assicurazioni Generali, the
USDA Amends Embryo Collection User Fee Regulations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is amending user fees for the inspection and approval of embryo collection centers.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service charges user fees fo
Aging Facilities Put Vet School On Limited Accreditation
Due to deficiencies in its aging physical facilities, the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine has been assigned limited accreditation status for two years by the American Veterinary Medical
Wild Horses Shot To Death
On Sunday and Monday, December 27 and 28, twenty-five horses were found shot to death in or near Devil’s Flat valley, Nevada. An additional six horses were found via a helicopter search on Tuesday, December 29. A total of
MSU Board Hires Architect For Equine Performance Center
The first step towards construction of a Michigan State University facility devoted to the care of the nation’s performance horse population was taken Friday, Dec. 11, when the university’s Board of Trustees hired an
Tendon Drug Bapten Removed From Market
Bapten, a medication that has shown promise in the treatment of bowed tendons, has been taken off the market because of reports of a troubling side effect. A prepared statement from Boehringer Ingelheim, the pharmaceutical
Two Horses Die Of Stab Wounds
Two horses died and seven others were injured from stab wounds in the morning hours of Dec. 5, 1998, according to police in the rural western Arkansas town of Barling. Sergeant Powell of the Barling Police Department said thi
Veterinarians Make Concerns Known To NTRA
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has been told of concerns by the veterinary community in regard to its Task Force on Drug Testing and Racing Integrity, and the fact that a veterinarian is not on the task force.
Regulating Estrus in Mares
Having mares come into estrus at regular intervals can be an important assist in maintaining his fertility.
