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Possible Reasons Why Horses Eat Dirt
My horses eat dirt, even with mineral and salt blocks available to them. Why do they do this?
AAEP Convention Attracts Nearly 6,600 to Music City
The 59th annual convention was the fourth largest in the AAEP’s history.
Caring for Senior Horses
Find out what your elderly horse needs to stay healthy in his golden years.
Cornell Vet Students Earn TERF Scholarships
The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation recognizes Jesse Tyma and Daniel Jackson.
Transporting Mares and Foals
Traveling with a mare and foal sometimes is a necessary evil, but if one follows a few tips from researchers, veterinarians, and horsemen, most problems can be avoided.
Equine Guelph offers Welfare Tips, Colic Risk Assessment
As the Guelph?s “Year of Colic Prevent” wraps, it announces 2014 as the year of “Full Circle Responsibility.”
Separation Anxiety In Horses
Learn what predisposes certain horses to separation anxiety and what we can do to prevent it.
CANTER Mid-Atlantic Launches Winter Hay, Holiday Card Drive
A holiday season fundraiser seeks to raise $4,500 to build cold-weather hay supply.
Growing Up: Estimating Adult Horse Size
There is no specific formula for estimating foals’ mature size that works in all instances.
American Horse Publications Offers Student Awards
The 2014 AHP Student Award Contest deadline is January 24.
Nielsen, Stowe Win 2013 Horse Call Grant Award
The grant will allow Nielsen and Stowe to examine the economic aspect of equine health care.
NM Attorney General Sues to Halt Horse Slaughter Plant
The lawsuit is intended to prevent Valley Meats Co., LLC, from starting horse processing operations next year.
The Basics of Botulism in Horses
Dr. Amy Johnson answers questions about Botulism in horses, where it is prevalent, and the different ways that horses can contract this deadly disease.
Virginia Tech Announces Topics for Equine Lecture Series
Marion DuPont Scott School of Veterinary Medicine has announced its ?Tuesday Talk? topics for early 2014.
Researchers Developing Equine Sweet Itch Test
Learn about a possible new test for diagnosing insect bite hypersensitivity (summer eczema, sweet itch).
Digging Deeper into Breeders’ Cup Lasix Study
Study shows horses who previously had not raced on furosemide fared well in Breeders’ Cup juvenile races.
