Latest News – The Horse

What is Leptospirosis in Horses?
Dr. Craig Carter’s spent his career studying leptospirosis. Here, he describes the bacterial condition.

Re-Evaluate Your Equine Deworming Protocols This Fall
Work with your veterinarian to develop an individualized risk-based deworming plan tailored to your horse’s needs.
Virginia Horse Center Open to Evacuated Equids
The Lexington, Virginia, facility has stalls for horses that need to be removed from Hurricane Matthew’s path.

Wisconsin Reports Seven Additional Equine EEE Cases
Seventeen horses in that state have now tested positive for EEE so far this year.

Horse Owners Taking Proactive Approach for Hurricane Matthew
Owners on the East Coast are evacuating horses to locations away from the storm’s potential path.

Low-Field MRI Useful for Assessing Sesamoidean Ligaments
Researchers found that standing MRI is effective for viewing the difficult-to-image ligaments in the horse’s lower legs.
Ducharme to Deliver AAEP’s 2016 Milne Lecture
Dr. Norm Ducharme will speak on various upper airway issues, current research, and emerging diagnostics and treatments.

Research Sheds New Light on Laminitis Risk Factors
Being able to identify horses at increased risk of developing laminitis is key to reducing its incidence.

Poll Recap: Using Social Media for Horse Information
Of the 613 respondents, 215 (35%) said they use Facebook to share or gather horse-related information.
Mustang Sanctuary President Denies Equine Neglect
A former sanctuary employee alleged that Karen Sussman maltreated horses and that 30 animals had died of malnutrition.

Getting to the Bottom of Equine Lyme Neuroborreliosis
The incidence of Lyme NB appears low, but this could be, in part, due to the lack of a gold-standard ante-mortem test.

Przewalski’s Horse Populations in Hungary
More than 310 of the world’s 1,900 Przewalski’s horses live in the breeding herd in Hungary’s Hortobagy National Park.

2016 Time to Ride Challenge Wraps Up
More than 1,000 events were held during this year’s competition to help introduce newcomers to horses.

Breaking Down Equine Body Condition
Assess your horse’s body condition regularly so you can adjust his diet accordingly and identify potential problems.

Feeding Foals
Proper nutrition throughout the foal’s first year of can impact his musculoskeletal health and his future performance as an athlete. The growing foal passes through three important nutritional phases: nursing, creep feeding, and weaning.

Enter TheHorse.com’s “Why Does My Horse Do That?” Contest
A video of your horse’s behavior could win an evaluation by Dr. Sue McDonnell and a prize pack from Zylkene Equine.



