Latest News – The Horse
FEI Lifts United Arab Emirates Suspension
The move follows an investigation into horse welfare issues and noncompliance with FEI endurance rules and regulations.
All Texas Vesicular Stomatitis Quarantines Released
The final premises released was in Ward County, approximately 30 miles north of Fort Stockton.
Skinny Horse Help
Learn how to determine if your horse is underweight and what feeding options are available for hard keepers.
Trainer Amoss to Serve 45-Day Suspension in Indiana
Thoroughbred trainer Tom Amoss was suspended for 45 days and fined $5,000 for a 2011 positive test for methocarbamol.
Palli Named Chair of UK Department of Entomology
Reddy Palli, PhD, assumed his new role July 1 and will also serve as the state entomologist.
Working Equids: The Impact of Infectious Disease
Despite the enormous positive impact of these horses and donkeys, their health isn’t always a top priority for owners.
McClure is Iowa’s First Specialist in Sports Medicine, Rehab
Scott McClure, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, ACVSMR, is an equine veterinarian at Iowa State’s Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center.
UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Carleigh Fedorka
Fedorka’s research could, in the future, allow breeders to modulate post-breeding endometrial inflammation in mares.
Slobbers in Horses
Slobbers often results from horses ingesting a compound (slaframine) produced by a fungus on legumes such as clover.
Tennessee Walking Horse Trainer Indicted for Alleged Assault
Jamie B. Lawrence is accused of using his truck to assault a woman demonstrating at a Tennessee Walking Horse show.
First Colorado Horse of 2015 Infected with WNV
Officials say a horse in Boulder County has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus (WNV).
Bills Would Put States in Charge of Wild Horses, Burros
The legislation would place the herds under the jurisdiction of the states and Native American tribes that request it.
Additional WNV, EEE Cases Reported in Texas Horses
A south Texas horse tested positive for WNV while the EEE cases were found in the eastern part of the state.
New Mexico Racing Commission Suspends Clenbuterol Use
The commission suspended clenbuterol use in Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds racing that state though July 2016.
UK Strongly Represented at the ESS Symposium
The symposium featured research on equine nutrition, exercise physiology, reproduction, management, and more.
California’s Wragg Wildfire Forces Horse Evacuations
More than 20 horses were evacuated and more are expected to follow in the wake of the fire in Napa and Solano counties.
