Latest News – The Horse

If you’re convinced some horses can learn from each other, even though researchers have not previously been able to confirm it, you’re on the right track. Scientists just had to take a little closer look into the details of who’s doing the learning.

The bill would allow licensed veterinarians who operate mobile clinics or who treat horses on farms and elsewhere to lawfully transport to and dispense controlled substances at treatment sites.

Legislation that would ban the use of performances packages and chains on Tennessee Walking Horses took a step closer to becoming law when a Senate committee passed a twin version of a bill introduced into the U.S. House last year.

I own a Paint mare who has a history of aggressive behavior toward geldings. She will kick out when they’re close, but gets along well with other mares. This behavior becomes much more pronounced pre-estrus. Why she is reacting like this?

This neglected disease has a significant welfare impact on working equids and has economic importance to many resource-poor owners with inadequate access to animal health services who rely on animals for their livelihoods.

Although CT scan is an important method for diagnosing stifle lameness, scanning large body parts on horses can be difficult and requires a special table design.

The president of horse racing’s umbrella regulatory group said April 8 the sport’s tendency for self-flagellation and participants’ refusal to take responsibility for their actions–or lack of action–is a major threat to the industry’s future.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection has confirmed that a St. Croix County horse tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) yesterday (April 8).

During and after foaling are two of the most critical times in a neonate and his mother’s lives. One little thing gone wrong could set off a potentially life-threatening cascade of events for either horse.