Latest News – The Horse
Digital Foal Certificates to be Introduced in 2018
The Jockey Club will be using digital foal certificates to replace hard copies beginning with the 2018 foal crop.
Horse Owners Face Animal Cruelty Charges After Traffic Crash
The owners were ordered to repair fencing the day before the crash that left a motorist injured and a horse dead.
Boise Wild Horse Corral Reopens After Strangles Outbreak
About 75% of the horses at the facility contracted strangles, and all have fully recovered.
Poll Recap: Holiday Horse Care
Of the 783 respondents, 316 (40%) said they stay home during the holidays to care for their horses.
Saddle Fit Conference to Take Place in December 2018
The program will focus on the latest research, from equine pain recognition to rider posture and equine biomechanics.
Horses Saved From Vermont Barn Blaze
The property owner, neighbors, and fire crews removed all 40 horses from inside the burning structure safely.
BLM Beginning Second Year of Conger Horse Gather, Study
The gather is part of a two-year study in which researchers are evaluating wild horse behavior and ecology.
Your Obese Horse or Pony is Costing You Money
Study results suggest caretakers spend nearly $435 more annually managing obese equids compared to their nonobese ones.
Is Time the Best Treatment for Some Equine Sarcoids?
In a recent study nearly half the small sarcoids found on young horses regressed on their own over several years.
Corolla Wild Horse Fund Executive Officer Resigns
The fund manages a herd of approximately 120 horses that roam the northernmost Currituck Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Butler County, Pennsylvania, Horse Tests Positive for EHV
A dressage barn and a small private facility are under quarantine as the affected horse recovers.
EIA Confirmed in Havelock, Quebec, Horse
The affected horse was tested prior to being moved to a new premises, officials said. The animal is now quarantined.
Senate Calls for ‘Politically Viable’ Wild Horse Solutions
The Senate’s proposed 2018 budget bill calls for the DOI to explore “politically viable” wild horse management options.
Louisiana Man Charged in Horse Thefts
Authorities credited the stolen horses’ identifying tattoos with their ability to trace the animals.
Researchers: Sensors Can Help Improve Rider Aids
Understanding the biomechanics of cues from a rider’s legs, seat, and hands could improve horse welfare, scientists say.
AAEP Foundation Establishes Equine Research Endowment
The endowment is funded in part by a donation from the late Dr. Michelle LeBlanc’s estate.
