Latest News – The Horse
Keeping Racehorse Feed ‘On Track’
What’s new in feeding today’s superstar racehorses and champions of the future? In a sense, nothing and everything.
Planning for Equine Evacuations During Hurricanes
Preparing ahead for equine evacuations can be crucial to horses’ survival. Here’s what to remember.
Understanding Your Horse’s ‘Engine’ During Exercise
Learn how your horse’s cardiovascular and respiratory systems function to power his every stride.
How to Prevent a Horse from Biting at the Mounting Block
Find out why a horse might try nipping his rider during mounting and what to do about it.
Re-evaluating Therapeutic Shoeing
Is there a point you’d recommend going back to basics with a horse that’s been in therapeutic shoes for several years?
Texas Horse Shooters Sought
A Thoroughbred and an Arabian were found dead in their pasture near Austin earlier this week.
Florida Woman Accused of Grand Theft Involving Horses
Elena Escoda allegedly stole three show horses valued in excess of $220,000 and attempted to sell one of them online.
Equine Genetics Researcher Lear Dies at 64
Teri Lear, PhD, worked on the Horse Genome Project, which resulted in the first map of a horse’s genetic sequence.
Poll Recap: Favorite Time of Day at the Barn
Of the 811 respondents, 408 (50%) said they’ll take any time they can get with their horse.
New Equine Canada Horse Welfare Rule Effective Immediately
Horses not accepted at the first FEI inspection may not compete in national classes at the same event for 48 hours.
BLM Cites Herd Growth as One Cause of $1 Billion Shortfall
But some wild horse advocates believe the shortfall is due to the agency’s failure to manage the animals effectively.
A Day in the Life of an Equine Veterinary Student
Hayley Rasmussen-Ball describes a typical 24 hours in the world she wouldn’t trade for anything.
Hurricane Preparedness
Dr. Becky McConnico offers advice on planning for hurricane season.
Common Equine Conflict Behaviors
Dr. Robin Foster, an animal behavior consultant, shares what equine issues owners face most often.
Florida Reports Second Equine EEE Case of 2016
The unvaccinated 2-year-old Mustang began showing clinical signs May 6 and was euthanized for humane reasons on May 7.
One Florida Horse Tests Positive for EHV-1, Euthanized
The index case’s home premises in Palm Beach County has been placed under quarantine.
