Latest News – The Horse
Equine Dental Extractions: Like Pulling Teeth?
It might be an understatement to say that I’ve always found extracting equine teeth to be somewhat daunting. (I won’t use the ÔIt’s like pulling
AAEP 2012: Dressage Horse Health
Kirste Timm, DVM, of California Equine Sports Medicine in Santa Ynez, Calf., offers recommendations from the AAEP Dressage Horse Practice Table Talk on keeping dressage horses sound in both mind and body during the 2012 AAEP Convention in Anaheim.
AAEP 2012: The Client-Centered Hospital
Monty McInturff, DVM, of Tennessee Equine Hospital in Thompson’s Station, Tenn., shares what it means to create a “client-centered” hospital from the AAEP convention table talks during the 2012 AAEP Convention in Anaheim, Calif.
AAEP 2012: Endocrine Disease
Nick Frank, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, of Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine shares insights made into managing endocrine diseases such as Cushing’s and equine metabolic syndrome from the 2012 AAEP Convention.
AAEP 2012: Day 2 Recap
The Horse’s Digital Editor Michelle Anderson and News Editor Erica Larson recap what they’ve learned Sunday and Monday at the 2012 AAEP Convention in Anaheim, Calif.
UK to Host 2013 Equine Showcase, Breeders’ Short Course
The programs will highlight industry research findings, reproduction topics, and horse management issues.
EPM and Pregnancy
Are there any treatments available for EPM that are safe for use in pregnant mares?
Managing Field Emergencies–Back to Basics
It’s probably no coincidence that several of the speakers in the afternoon session on “How to manage critical field emergencies” referenced the Winston Churchill quote-turned-Internet-meme
Human Barefoot Trends: What Can they Tell Us About Horses?
Learn what human barefoot running trends are teaching us about horse podiatry and laminitis management.
It Isn’t Just ‘Tying Up’ Any more
It’s had many names–from azoturia to Monday morning sickness, but, despite the disease being well-recognized for hundreds of years, the causes of the equine muscle
Gelding Aggression
Are there behavior modifications we could try or training methods to deal with our gelding’s aggression?
Boehringer Ingelheim Announces 2012 Equine Research Awards
Two researchers will study pigeon fever as recipients of the 2012 Advancement of Equine Research Awards.
Feeding for Immunity
Craft your horse’s diet to help ward off infection and illness
Bitting Problems and Your Horse
Evaluate dental health and bit suitability to determine if your bit could be causing training issues.
The Dark Side–Soring
I understand that most equestrian disciplines contain a certain degree of slippery-slope-ness. When you are dealing with elite athletes, from human gymnasts to cutting horses,
Genetic Disease Researcher Receives AAEP Past Presidents’ Research Fellow
Dr. Schultz’s thesis project focuses on the epidemiology and genetic basis of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS).
