Franck’s Pharmacy Chief Operations Officer Jennifer Beckett released the following statement April 23:

“On an order from a veterinarian, Franck’s Pharmacy prepared medication that was used to treat the 21 horses on the Lechuza Polo team. As soon as we learned of the tragic incident, we conducted an internal investigation that was led by an outside lawyer and, upon its conclusion,

Very preliminary results of necropsies done on horses that collapsed and died at a Palm Beach polo tournament on Sunday have not identified a diagnosis, said Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson on the afternoon of April 21. The necropsies found no remarkable signs that could indicate a

The owner of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs and burros has surrendered more than 200 animals to two equine rescue agencies.

On Tuesday, Jason Meduna, operator of 3-Strikes Ranch in Alliance, Neb., relinquished custody of 200 mustangs and 10 wild burros to Habitat for Horses, a Texas-based rescue, and the

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will offer two education events, which will run concurrently, in Ohio this summer. Focus on the Foot and the 17th Annual Practice Management Seminar, will provide a comprehensive continuing education package for equine practitioners July 19-21 in Columbus, Ohio.

Focus on the Foot will explore the intricacies of one of the mos

To better control blood sugar and insulin levels, horse owners are encouraged to limit starch intake in their animals, rather than only supplementing their horse’s diet with fats, recommends Ingrid Vervuert, DrMedVet, PhD, and colleagues from the Institute of Animal Nutrition in Leipzig, Germany.

“Controlling post-prandial (post-feeding) sugar and insulin levels is

Horse owners in Washington should take advantage of the vaccines available to prevent West Nile virus, particularly as the state led the nation last year in the number of horses testing positive for the disease.

West Nile virus (WNV) is spread by mosquitoes that have fed on an

Chromosomes are large segments of DNA wound around special proteins within each cell’s nucleus. They contain nearly all of the body’s genetic material. Horses have 64 chromosomes (or 32 pairs) including the two sex chromosomes (XY in males and XX in females). The sire and dam each contribute 32 chromosomes to their offspring. Modern cytogenetic methods enable the identification of all 32 pair

The Lechuza Polo Team released the following statement April 20:

“This is tragic news. We are deeply concerned about the death of our ponies. For the last three decades, Lechuza Polo has participated in Polo Championships and tournaments all around the globe. In that time, we have never encountered such a dire situation like this as our horses receive the most professional and

It could be weeks before the results of toxicology tests on the 21 polo ponies that died in Wellington, Fla., on Sunday just prior to competing at the U.S. Open Championship are known, according to Mike Short, DVM, equine programs manager for Florida’s Division of Animal Industry.

The Division of Animal Industry, headed

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson has launched an investigation into the deaths of 21 horses that collapsed after arriving in Wellington, Fla., for a polo match. Fourteen horses died by Sunday evening and an additional seven died overnight.

Because of the very rapid onset of sickness

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, set to return to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., April 23-26, will feature 54 of the world’s best horses and riders from nine countries, all vying for their share of $250,000 in prize money and a chance at the $350,000 Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing.

Led by defending Rolex champion and four-time Olympic veteran Phillip Dutton of the United

A court hearing has been postponed for a prominent Thoroughbred breeder charged with cruelty after scores of allegedly malnourished horses were found on his New York farm.

Ernie Paragallo was to appear in Coxsackie Town Court on Monday (April 20) afternoon, but a clerk said the hearing was postponed at the request of his lawyer. A new date hasn’t been set.

On April 8, police and

The operator of a Nebraska training ranch and sanctuary for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs is facing cruelty charges in connection with the alleged maltreatment of an undisclosed number of animals.

On Saturday, Morrill County authorities arrested Jason Meduna, operator of the 3-Strikes Ranch in Alliance, Neb., for animal cruelty, according to Morrill County Chief Deputy Scott

Pfizer Animal Health has pledged to donate equine health care supplies to aid the more than 170 horses under Columbia-Greene Humane Society care at Center Brook Farm in Climax, N.Y. Investigators sezied the horses during an investigation into New York Thoroughbred breeder Ernie Paragallo.  

Pfizer Animal

Since artificial insemination is currently practiced in most equine breeds (except Thoroughbreds), processing semen for cooling and transport is a common task in most equine reproductive centers. However, processing a dilute ejaculate–one with a relatively low concentration of sperm–requires modified procedures to get enough viable sperm in each breeding dose.

Seven more polo horses have died overnight to bring the death toll to 21 animals that were supposed to play in a Florida tournament.

Veterinarians were waiting for test results Monday to determine why the horses fell ill and died in a short time before their match.

The International Polo Club Palm Beach said the horses from the Venezuela-based Lechuza Caracas team were being unloade