Latest News – The Horse
Pony Club Quiz Challenge Seeking Entries
Want to test your equine knowledge? Send a team to compete in the Pony Club Invitational Quiz Challenge.
N.Y. Law School Launches Equine, Racing Concentration
The concentration will encompass expanded courses on equine law, racing regulations, and gaming industry law, which will be added to a preexisting business concentration.
Enhanced Security Protocols for Wood Memorial
Horses competing in the $1 million race will be subject to out-of-competition blood testing for banned substances, and be required to be on grounds by April 2 while under 24-hour monitoring at their trainers’ barns and stalls at Aqueduct.
Equine Pastern Vasculitis Still Puzzling Researchers
Despite intense research, scientists still have not been able to uncover anything reassuring about pastern vasculitis–no common cause, no successful treatments, and no positive prognoses.
Leader in Residence Event Connects Horses and Education
Debbie Anderson co-founded an equine-assisted learning facility that connects horses with kids, adults, and veterans for educational purposes and life skills development.
Safety: What to Look for in a Barn
What safety concerns do you look for when selecting a new stable for your horse?
TRF Names Messer, Scherf to Board
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) has named Nat T. Messer IV, DVM, ABVP, and Christopher Scherf to its board of directors.
AQHA Files Cloning Lawsuit Reply
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) has filed its reply in a case that involves the registration of cloned Quarter Horses and their offspring.
EIA Found in Six McNair Co., Tenn., Horses
Six horses residing in McNair County, Tenn., located in the southwest part of the state, tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA) earlier this month.
Oral Joint Supplement Efficacy Tested in Senior Horses
Researchers found that oral supplementation of glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, and MSM did not improve stiff gaits in one senior horse population.
New Statistical Model to Evaluate Dewormer Efficacy
Research teams from the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center and George Mason University have defined a new advanced statistical model to evaluate anthelmintic dewormer efficacy.
UKVDL Seeing Increased Lawsonia Submissions
According to a March University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (UKVDL) bulletin, the lab is seeing a statistically significant increase in positive Lawsonia intracellularis test results as compared to recent years.
Giving Back to the Horse Industry with Volunteer Time
Last Thursday night, something big happened for TheHorse.com. We watched our Facebook fan count climb to 100,000! Let’s put that amount into perspective. It’s just
Weed of the Month: Poison Hemlock
Poison hemlock is extremely poisonous to horses and humans, however horses rarely eat this plant because of its low palatability.
Lawsuit Seeks to Save Forest Land for Wild Horses
A group of wild horse advocates has sued the U.S. Forest Service to prevent the agency from eliminating acres of public land and rounding up the animals that currently occupy it.
Poll Recap: Weather Emergency Plans
Of the 388 respondents, 123 individuals (32%) said they plan for “other” weather-related emergencies, including wildfires and blizzards.
