Latest News – The Horse

Rolex Kentucky: Lynn Symansky on Post-Cross-Country Care
At the Rolex Ride the Course press event, international four-star eventer Lynn Symansky describes how riders prepare horses for the jog the morning after Rolex cross-country.

ELCR Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
The campaign will support the development of a planning and zoning guide for horse-friendly communities.
Iowa Authorities Remove Allegedly Neglected Horse Herd
An Iowa man is facing multiple animal cruelty charges after authorities removed 61 horses from his Bremer County property.
Rolex from a Different Angle
Central Kentucky is already a glorious mecca for horse people, but it becomes even more so the final week of April and first week of May.

Rolex Kentucky: Horses and Shadows on Cross-Country
At the Rolex Ride the Course press event International four-star eventer Lynn Symansky describes how she handles shadows and other tricky things horses see during cross-country.

How Hong Kong’s On-Track Pharmacies Work
Christopher M. Riggs, VSc, PhD, DEO, Dipl. ECVS, MRCVS, describes the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s on-track pharmacies and how they work.
Wild Horse Advocates File Appeal in Pryor Mountain Case
The advocates claim the BLM and USFS’ management techniques threaten the Pryor Mountain horse herd’s survival.
Former Ohio Horse Rescuer Found Guilty
On April 22 a jury found Shula Woodworth guilty of three misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty toward horses.

Tall Fescue Testing: Understanding the Numbers
Property managers often test their pastures to evaluate the risk of fescue toxicity; however, how you test can produce drastically different results. Here are some things to remember when testing horse pastures for infected tall fescue.

Study: Antibiotics in Extenders can Prevent CEM Transmission
Researchers investigated whether antibiotics in a semen extender could inhibit the growth of CEM’s causative bacteria.

Breeding Dummy Design
Are there size recommendations for a building a breeding dummy for a Quarter Horse stallion?

Marion Co., Fla., Horse Tests Positive for EEE
The Florida Department of Health in Marion County announced yesterday (April 23) that a horse in the Sparr area tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) infection.

Paget Stripped of Burghley Title after Doping Scandal
Andrew Nicholson and Avebury are the new official champions of the 2013 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials held last September, following the doping-related disqualification of Jonathan (“Jock”) Paget and Clifton Promise.

10 Resources on Maintaining Performance Horse Health
And while veterinarians are well-versed in how to help keep these performance horses going, there are management techniques and training protocols owners can employ to give their animals that extra edge.

Testing Available for Dwarfism Gene in Miniature Horses
The University of Kentucky Animal Genetic Testing and Research Laboratory is now offering DNA-based tests for four mutations in the aggrecan gene associated with dwarfism in Miniature Horses.

Abandoned Horses: Who Owns Them and Who is Liable?
An abandoned horse on your land isn’t automatically yours, but you could still be responsible for caring for him. Find out what else you need to know if you’re faced with an abandoned horse.