Latest News – The Horse
Polyacrylamide Hydrogel: An Alternative Osteoarthritis Treatment Option
Pilot study: 82% of unsound racehorses with osteoarthritis treated with 2.5% PAAG joint injections showed no signs of lameness six weeks after treatment.
2-in-1 Suspensory Desmitis Surgery Restores Western Performance Horses
A deep branch lateral plantar neurectomy and fasciotomy procedure can get affected horses back to work.
Creepy Crawlies, Part 2: Tremendous Ticks
Ticks can infect horses with an array of diseases including piroplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, and Lyme disease.
Inhaling Fungi Increases Horses’ Risk of Inflammatory Airway Disease
Management strategies include inhaled corticosteroids and environmental changes such as steaming hay.
Neurologic Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Virginia Horse
Forty-one additional horses are under quarantine.
Is It Lyme Disease?
A veterinarian shares the latest research findings regarding Lyme disease in horses and her practical experience as a veterinary internal medicine specialist in the heart of Lyme country.
The Horse and KindredBio Partner for Tick Awareness Week
Learn about these disease-carrying parasites and how to protect your horse.
Feeding Horses During Reduced Work
Horse owners are facing uncertain times as COVID-19 spreads and they’re unable to travel to the barn or ride. Here are tips for adjusting your horse’s diet if he’s out of work.
Senior Horses and Choke Risk
Do older horses that eat senior feeds have a higher risk of choke?
Two Iowa Horses Confirmed With EI and EHV
All exposed horses remain under voluntary quarantine.
Product Review: Sweet PDZ Stall Refresher
Is the pungent smell of ammonia taking over your horse barn? Try a stall deodorizer or refresher.
Horse Owner Help During COVID-19
What to do if you need help feeding your horses after a COVID-19-related job loss, and how to help others if you don’t.
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Egg Hatch Now Underway for Central Kentucky
Move pregnant mares from areas where wild cherry trees are abundant to minimize caterpillar exposure; digestion of the insects can cause early- and late-term foal losses or weak foals.
Nebraska Horses Positive for Both EI and EHV-4
Eleven additional horses are suspected positive for infectious respiratory disease, and more than 50 exposed horses are under voluntary quarantine in Douglas County.
Request Research Funding from The Foundation for the Horse by June 1
Investigators studying equine musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and metabolic disease, laminitis, racing safety, new technologies, and other topics are encouraged to apply.
COVID-19 Equestrian Event Cancellations
The Kentucky Derby has been postponed and Land Rover Kentucky 3-Day Event canceled. Here’s a list of equine events currently canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
