Article

Subcategories:
None

Saving Horse Riding Trails

When the U.S. Forest Service began to make changes to the trail classification system that had been in place for nearly 100 years, Back Country Horsemen of America (BCHA) took notice. When they realized the huge impact it would have on horse

Read More

Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine in Horses

Regenerative medicine technology in humans and animals is advancing at a much faster pace than most of us realize. It has offered hope to thousands of humans suffering from diseases and injuries that destroy or damage vital cells. In animals,

Read More

John Deere Named WEG 2010 Official Equipment Sponsor

Kentucky’s First Lady Jane Beshear and the Kentucky Horse Park Executive Director John Nicholson rode into the indoor arena at the Park in a John Deere Gator XUV to open the press conference to announce John Deere as the official equipment

Read More

The Scoop on Poop: Readers’ Manure Management Tips

More than 1,350 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you or your boarding facility manage manure?”


Read More

More Owners Surrendering Horses to MSPCA

The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) is requesting community-based financial assistance to help cover the cost of medical assistance and daily care for the extraordinary number of horses being surrendered to

Read More

Ride Along at the FEI World Endurance Championship

The first-ever FEI World Endurance Championship in Malaysia was held Nov. 7-8 in Terengganu. Meg Sleeper, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM, and her horse, Syrocco Reveille, competed on the team representing the United States.

While the competition didn’t

Read More

Curlin to Stand at Lane’s End Farm

Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin will enter stud in 2009 at Mr. and Mrs. William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky., it was announced Nov. 21. The son of Smart Strike will stand for $75,000.

North America’s richest racehorse

Read More

Stem Cells for Tendon Repair

Findings from the RVC indicate that stem cell therapy for superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) injury can significantly reduce the rate of re-injury over a three year period compared to conventionally treated horses.

Read More

Court Upholds Soring Decision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently upheld a U.S. Department of Agriculture ruling that Herbert and Jill Derickson of Tennessee violated the Horse Protection Act when they transported and entered a sored Tennessee Walking

Read More

FEI Forms Commission on Medication and Doping

The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI), the governing body of international equestrian sport, today announced the creation of a commission on medication and doping chaired by Arne Ljungqvist, MD, PhD, chairman of the International Olympic

Read More

Fire Kills 27 Horses at Thoroughbred Training Facility

A barn fire that broke out the morning of Nov. 20 killed 27 horses at Riverside Downs, a former harness track that is being used as a Thoroughbred training and boarding facility in northern Henderson County, Ky.

Bill Shaw, chief of the Baskett

Read More

More From The Horse

1861117807_2679871376001_Standing-wraps
Fine art horse nose with black copy space
Beautiful horses, animals, pasture, stables, horseback riding
White horse nose detail

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

What’s your biggest challenge when trying to improve barn air quality?
39 votes · 39 answers

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!

The Horse
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.