Latest News – The Horse

Tennessee Filly Tests Positive for Respiratory EHV
The filly lives in Bedford County.

Equine Neurologic Conditions vs. Lameness
Learn how veterinarians differentiate neurologic conditions in horses from musculoskeletal lameness and how exams, imaging, and technology help guide diagnosis.

Strangles Case Confirmed at Ontario Boarding Facility
A Quarter Horse gelding in Grey County tested positive after showing signs of choke.

Miniature Horse Tests Positive for Equine Influenza in Indiana
The horse lives in Hamilton County.

California Gelding Tests Positive for Strangles
The horse lives in Los Angeles County.

Equine Pain Management: What the Latest Studies Tell Us
A look back at what scientists have recently learned about pain management in horses.

Ontario Standardbred Tests Positive for Strangles
The horse lives in Grey County.

Bad Behavior, or Is Something Else Going On With Your Horse?
If your horse is acting naughty when handled or ridden, he might be trying to avoid pain somewhere in his body.

Managing Laminitis: The Horse Owner’s Role
Understand why adhering to your veterinarian’s carefully designed laminitis-care plan is critical to your horse’s welfare and well-being.

6 Ontario Horses Test Positive for Strangles
The horses live in the District of Temiskaming, the District of Sudbury, and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Honey, Garlic, and High-Tech: New Ways to Fight Bacteria in Horses
Researchers have identified natural and innovative therapies that could reduce reliance on antibiotics in horses, with global health benefits.

Emergency Cooperative Advocate Dr. Amanda McCleery Receives AAEP’s Inaugural Solo Practitioner Award
The AAEP presented its inaugural Margaret Phyllis Lose Solo Practitioner Award to Dr. Amanda McCleery, who has helped improved sustainability and life balance for equine veterinarians.

Unbridled Sanctuary Receives AAEP’s A. Gary Lavin Equine Welfare Award
Unbridled Sanctuary, a nonprofit equine rescue and protection facility is the recent of the AAEP 2025 A. Gary Lavin Equine Welfare Award.

Optimizing Your Horse’s Performance Through Nutrition
An equine nutritionist explains how different energy sources function in your horse’s feed and how to incorporate them to improve his performance.

AAEP Presents George Stubbs Award to Tracey Forfa
The AAEP presented its 2025 George Stubbs Award to Tracey Forfa, who helped guide the organization’s policy on compounded medications and other equine veterinary pharmaceutical issues.

AAEP Bestows Inaugural Futurity Award Upon Colorado State Veterinary Student Kylie Yancey
Kylie Yancey, a fourth-year veterinary student at Colorado State University received the first-ever Futurity Award from the American Association of Equine Practitioners.



