Latest News – The Horse
Making the Most of Small Horse Properties
By adopting key planning and management strategies, owners can keep horses successfully on small properties. Learn about zoning regulations, manure management, insect control, insurance, and more in this free report!
Female Equestrian Health Community of Practice Established at UK
The idea for a CoP stems from research by Karin Pekarchik, who conducted a survey in the spring of 2017 on female equestrian breast discomfort/pain and other health issues.
Mineral of the Month: Iron
Iron deficiencies are rare in horses, especially in those with access to good-quality pasture and hay.
Internal Parasites: Can Horses Get Worms from Cattle?
Sharing pastures with other species might be good for your horse. Find out why from Dr. Ray Kaplan.
Oladunni Receives AQHA Young Investigator Award
Dr. Fatai Oladunni is studying how EHV-1 suppresses type I interferon (a large subgroup of interferon proteins that help regulate immune system activity) responses.
Scientists Compare Domestic, Przewalski’s Horse Whinnies
Przewalski’s horses and domestic horses probably experience the same emotions but likely developed different priorities and, hence, ways of communicating them.
High and Low Egg Shedders: What’s the Difference?
Are you confused about what it means if your horse has either high or low internal parasite egg counts? Dr. Ray Kaplan explains.
Wind River Wild Horse Ecosanctuary Offering Public Day
The Wind River Wild Horse Ecosanctuary, in Lander, Wyoming, provides a natural and free-roaming environment for wild horses removed from public rangelands.
Mosquito-Borne Viruses Emerge in Spring as Threat to S.C. Horses
West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis have high mortality rates in exposed, unvaccinated horses, South Carolina animal health officials said.
Does Equine PPID Affect Immune Responses to Vaccination?
Horses with PPID had lessened antibody titers following vaccination for rhinopneumonitis and West Nile virus.
Bone Development Before Birth in Horses
In horses bone development begins in the womb, but researchers are still working to understand the complexities of in utero bone growth.
Is Your Horse Easily Distracted? There’s a Test for That
Horses have varying degrees of “distractibility,” and this can significantly affect their attention capacities and, hence, their efficiency in learning, researchers confirmed.
Researchers Evaluating Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome Test
Horses with Warmblood fragile foal syndrome have extremely fragile skin and abnormal joint laxity.
BLM Idaho Hosting Bruneau Wild Horse Corral Tours
Two tours of the Idaho facility will be offered on June 6.
Equine Hormone Therapy Research Crowdfunding Campaign Launched
Carleigh Fedorka, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center, started the campaign to fund her study “Hormone therapy: Suppressing your mare’s estrous, or suppressing her immune system?”
EHM Confirmed in York County, Maine, Horse
A Standardbred horse at a private facility developed neurologic signs on May 10 and was subsequently euthanized.
