Latest News – The Horse
Poll Recap: It’s Hot Outside!
More than half of the 1,474 respondents (761) said they do not ride their horses when it is warmer than 90 degrees.
Preakness Meet Helps Raise Funds for TAA
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) will receive more than $65,000 raised during last month’s meet at Pimlico.
Team Valor Presents Aspiring Vet Student with Scholarship
Mercedes Hernandez is an incoming freshman at SUNY-Cobleskill with a major in equine science.
Researchers Study THO Treatment Option
Temporohyoid osteoarthropathy (THO) can cause vestibular nerve damage and balance problems in affected horses.
VS Confirmed in Ward County, Texas, Horse
The two previously infected herds in Reeves and Pecos counties have been released from quarantine.
AAEP Foundation Accepting Applications for Research Fellows
These annual scholarships are awarded to AAEP-member veterinarians who are beginning careers in equine research.
Feds Eye Crundwell’s Breeders’ Royalty Revenue
The Department of Justice will seek the release frozen breeders’ trust royalty revenue Crundwell earned between 2012 and 2014.
Emergency Horse Care
Use this form to give your horses’ caretakers the info they need in case you have to evacuate without your horses.
Identification Methods for Horses
Permanent, tamper-resistant, and accurate identification of horses provides positive proof of ownership. The identification of race, performance, sale, and show horses, broodmares, and stallions can be achieved rapidly using a variety of methods.
West Nile Virus Vaccine in Horses
Learn how vaccination can help protect horses from this potentially deadly zoonotic disease.
TCA Awards More Than $511,000 in Grants
TCA has issued grants to 67 Thoroughbred industry-related nonprofits that work to uphold the organization’s mission.
EHV-1 Quarantines in California, Virginia Lifted
No additional horses in either state tested positive for the virus during the quarantine periods.
Groundbreaking for New Vocations Facility Slated for June 24
The new Kentucky facility will include two 15-stall barns, indoor and outdoor arenas, and ample pastures and paddocks.
Designing an Equine Wellness Plan for Your Practice
Wellness plans are a win-win-win for clinic, client, and patient. Learn how to implement one in your vet practice.
Know Your Horse’s Health Parameters
Be familiar with what’s normal for your horse so it’s obvious when something’s not right.
Using Fluorescent Markers to Look at Laminar Microanatomy
This method showed that the hoof appears to be impacted more extensively by laminitis than previously thought.
