Latest News – The Horse
Oklahoma Confirms 16th Equine WNV Case of 2016
The unvaccinated 24-year-old gelding located in McCurtain County was showing mild neurologic signs of disease.
UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Jessica Scare
Scare is attempting to culture Parascaris worms, which are difficult to keep alive outside of the horse.
Kentucky Net Farm Income Could Hit Lowest Level Since 2010
The net farm income is expected to dip to less than $1.5 billion in 2016, down from $1.7 billion in 2015.
Investigator: Vet Buyers Carefully Before Selling a Horse
The warning was issued after officials discovered a horse’s severed head floating in a drainage canal in Florida.
Shedding Light on Posterior Uveitis
This vision-threatening condition often doesn’t become clinically apparent until late in the progression of the disease.
Winter Management for the Outdoor Horse
Many horses are well-equipped to live outdoors and thrive, provided certain provisions are met. Here’s what to remember.
UK to Host Tall Fescue Pasture Renovation Workshop
The workshop will take place March 9, 2017, at UK’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and Spindletop Research Farm.
Researchers Validate New Equine Drug-Testing Method
Scientists in Hong Kong validated a “dilute-and-shoot” test that can check for more than 40 difficult-to-detect drugs.
Study: Horses Ask Humans for Help With Unsolvable Tasks
Horses faced with a problem they couldn’t solve used visual and tactile signs to get human attention and ask for help.
Poll Recap: Joint Injections for Horses
Of the 442 respondents, 90 (20%) use injections as a regular part of their horses’ joint management programs.
California EHV: No New Cases Confirmed
Some quarantines remain in place at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, in Los Angeles County, and in Inyo County.
Lawsuit Challenges Plan to Remove Estray Horses at Fort Polk
The suit seeks to keep the Army from removing the horses that roam Louisiana’s Fort Polk and Kisatchie National Forest.
Study: Lamenesses Might Not Originate From Where You Think
Horses can appear lame in the front limb when the real lameness is the hind limb on the same side, researchers found.
Kentucky Training Center Barn Fire Kills More Than 20 Horses
Lightning is being blamed for the fire at Mercury Equine Center that killed 18 yearlings and five horses of racing age.
Nominations Open for the 2017 Equine Industry Vision Award
All nomination materials must be received by Feb. 6, 2017.
UW Obtains Needle Arthroscope, Portable ECG for Horses
The University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine used donated funds to purchase the new equipment.
