Latest News – The Horse
Barn Visiting Hours: Protecting People During a Pandemic
Our reporter is adapting to life with limited access to her horse as her barn sets guidelines to prevent COVID-19 spread.
Using Stride Parameters to Prevent Racing Injuries
Stride changes during races and works could help identify horses at risk of impending injury.
Longeing’s Potential Effects on Equine Joints
Is frequent circular exercise linked to osteoarthritis?
Thailand Hit by African Horse Sickness, 42 Horses Dead
Definitively identified by Thai veterinarians on March 27, this represents the first outbreak of AHS outside the African continent in more than 30 years.
How to Be Prepared for Farm Calls
We asked two mobile equine veterinarians how clients can prepare both themselves and their horses for veterinary visits. Here are 10 ways you can help your vet maximize time, cut costs, and ensure you get the service you want—and, perhaps, go the extra mile when you need it most.
California Horse Tests Positive for Equine Herpesvirus-1
This is the second horse to be diagnosed on the same Alameda County premises.
Texas Confirms its First EIA Case of 2020
The affected horse’s premises is under quarantine.
Old Horses Aren’t at Higher Risk of Reflux Post-Colic Surgery
Penn Vet researchers found older horses with small intestinal lesions that survive colic surgery are just as likely as younger horses to develop postoperative reflux or to survive to hospital discharge.
Spring Grass Safety for Your Horse
As benign as it might seem, this fresh forage can cause more harm than good. Here’s what to remember.
Spring Calories Count for Horses
Your horse came out of winter in good body condition. Find out how can you keep that trend going as the grass greens.
Reconsider Amikacin at Reduced Doses for Joint Injections
Study: Amikacin is indeed toxic to cartilage, synovial cells, and stem cells. When used preventively for joint injections, lower doses are likely warranted.
Heads or Tails? Anesthesiologist Finds New Route to Sedating Horses
Administering detomidine gel to mares intravaginally might be easier and more effective than giving it intravenously.
Novel Treatment for Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma Looks Promising
Veterinarians successfully used a treatment option from human medicine to reduce squamous cell carcinomas in horses’ eyes.
How to Protect Horses From Ticks
Get tips for keeping disease-spreading ticks off your horse from Dr. Erika Machtinger of Pennsylvania State University.
Equine Influenza Cases on the Rise, Even in Vaccinated Horses
Adult horses are at greatest risk of infection in late winter and early spring.
COVID-19 Places Stress on Thoroughbred Industry, Aftercare
The Retired Racehorse Project’s executive director and longtime member of the racing industry offers insight into the pandemic’s effect on Thoroughbred rehoming as tracks close and sales are canceled.
