Latest News – The Horse
UK Researcher Develops New Tall Fescue Variety
Tim Phillips, PhD, developed a new tall fescue variety that is nontoxic to grazing animals, including horses.
Researchers Examine Horse Management, Use, and Health Risks
Researchers learned that dressage horses have the greatest risk of locomotor problems, among other findings.
UKVDL Releases 2016-17 Testing Fees
The new fees came into effect on July 1.
Tissue Level Events and Immune Response in Horses
David Hurley, PhD, of the University of Georgia, shares insight into how tissue level events influence the development and control of immune system responses to infection, vaccines, and tumors.
10 Emergency Care Resources on TheHorse.com
Learn how to navigate a variety of equine emergencies, from lacerations and colic to hoof and neurologic problems.
Help! How to Manage Equine Emergencies
Your horse is wounded, bleeding, or critically ill: What should you do? Get advice from our expert!
Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common cancerous tumors of the equine eye.
AHC to Update National Economic Impact Study
The 2005 study documented the economic effects of the racing, showing, and other segments of the horse industry.
FEI Announces Details of Three Banned Substance Cases
The cases focus on prohibited substances identified in a para-dressage horse, an endurance horse, and a jumping horse.
South Carolina Reports Two New Equine EEE Cases
Neither horse had been vaccinated according to label instructions and neither survived.
Does Exercise Impact Horses’ Nighttime Resting Behavior?
Horses spent less time resting at night during weeks they worked than they did during weeks they didn’t, scientists say.
Nebraska Confirms First Equine WNV Case of 2016
The affected horse, an unvaccinated 3-year-old Quarter Horse mare from Garden County, has been euthanized.
Zika Virus: Are Horses at Risk?
Zika virus recently made news for its reported link to human birth defects. But can this WNV relative affect horses?
Hundreds of Horses Displaced by California Wildfire
More than 300 horses and other animals were evacuated ahead of a raging wildfire in Los Angeles County.
How Can I Tell if My Horse Has Vesicular Stomatitis?
Vesicular Stomatitis causes mouth blisters, coronet band lesions lameness, and more. Learn about this insect-spread disease’s clinical signs from Dr. Angela Pelzel-McClusky, who serves as the USDA’s national equine epidemiologist.
BLM Changes Location of July 28 Motor Vehicle Hearing
The hearing on the use of motor vehicles in wild horse management will now be held at the Lander County Courthouse.
