Chelokee, who sustained injuries during the Alysheba Stakes on the Kentucky Oaks Day undercard at Churchill Downs, has changed residencies from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital to Tom
Over the past few years researchers have described a strong association between insulin resistance and laminitis in equines. They are working now on defining standard testing protocols and interpretations to identify horses at highest risk for laminitis. Many questions remain unanswered. How should insulin resistance be defined and diagnosed? How do researchers interpret test results? Can
The ability to have a straightforward, informative conversation with your veterinarian about his or her prescribed treatments for your horse can be just as important as asking questions about treatments or diagnostics that your own physician
This one-horse town is looking like becoming a no-horse town.
The owner of a 32-year-old horse named Peter Rabbit wasn’t able Tuesday to buck a local ban on livestock within the city limits of Hickman, Neb.
After widespread publicity o
Some leading New York trainers said a ban on toe grabs on racehorses’ shoes will help level the playing field, but they’re not all convinced the shoes are responsible for catastrophic injuries.
The New York Racing Association in early August
Along with researching drugs, treatments, and techniques to keep your horse healthy, equine researchers are discovering how handling and training methods can be brought more in line with horses’ natural behaviors and instincts for a more harmonious
The F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI) has received confirmation that the four ‘B’ samples in the cases involving the presence of the banned substance capsaicin have all
The first horses to travel overseas for the Paralympic Games arrived safely in Hong Kong Aug. 26, slightly more than a week before they will begin dressage competition.
After a 9.5-hour flight from Melbourne, four horses representing
A three-year study by nutritionist Sarah Ralston, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVN, of Rutgers University in New Jersey, and her collaborators involved feeding draft cross weanlings and yearlings total mixed rations (TMRs) that contained processed forages,
While the attention of most equine enthusiasts was turned to Hong Kong for the equestrian events of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, preparations were well under way for the next major international equine competition: the 2010 Alltech FEI
The American Humane Association (AHA) has filed an amicus brief with the Michigan Court of Appeals in connection with a controversial animal cruelty case involving Matt Mercier and James Henderson Jr., of Grass Lake, a move that is designed to
Julia Andersen will serve as the director of the Unwanted Horse Coalition, according to a release distributed by the American Horse Council (AHC).
The Coalition is a broad alliance of equine organizations that have joined together under the AH
With test results confirming that all remaining horses at a Redlands Veterinary Clinic are free from Hendra virus, Biosecurity officials in the Australian state of Queensland have lifted the stringent quarantine that was imposed seven weeks ago.
No decision has been made about the fate of a horse near Proserpine, which appears to have recovered after contracting Hendra virus.
Biosecurity Queensland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Ron Glanville BSc, BVSc, MVS, said initial tests revealed
Heavy rains have killed at least 50 horses at a Mexico City equestrian club and the 71-year-old watchman who tried to save them, officials said Tuesday.
A Monday night storm sent mud and floodwaters spilling through the La Barranca horse
The fourth annual Equine Sensory Training Clinic will be held Oct. 19 and 20, 2008, at the Kentucky Horse Park’s indoor arena.
The clinicians include officers from the Lexington Mounted Police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and a
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