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Leading Thoroughbred Sire Vindication Dead

Champion Vindication, one of this year’s leading second-crop sires, was euthanized because of complications from colic. The 8-year-old syndicated son of Seattle Slew was taken Wednesday to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital near Lexington, Ky.

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Stall-Side Airway Test will be Available Soon

English researchers are working to move airway disease screening and diagnostics from the lab into the barn.

Equine HealthCare, a company based in the U.K., is developing a new respiratory diagnostic test based on measuring the amount of

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Equine Veterinary Medical Treatment Boot

The EVMT-Boot allows the horse owner, groom, farrier or veterinary professional a fast and innovative solution to treat most hoof problems, such as abscess or dry cracked hooves.

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Readers Respond: Herd Management

More than 2,700 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Should wild horses be euthanized to help control their population growth in the Western United States?”


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USDA Ordered to Release NAIS Data

Agricultural journalist Mary-Louise Zanoni has succeeded in keeping the USDA from applying Privacy Act safeguards to information it has collected from livestock owners as part of the

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AQHA Donates $50,000 to Genetic Research Fund

The American Quarter Horse Foundation recently donated $50,000 to Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) to advance equine health through MAF’s Equine Consortium for Genetic Research (ECGR) project. The consortium includes 18 equine research institutes

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Radiation Therapy for Equine Cancer Patients

While radiation therapy might seem like an unrealistic option for managing horses with cancer, Janean Fidel, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVR, Dipl. ACVIM, from Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine suggests the opposite. She attests

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Veterinary Technicians to Receive The Horse Free Via Intervet Sponsorship

The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health announces that the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians and Assistants (AAEVT) has become its newest association of subscribers and is pleased to recognize the generous support of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health for providing an individual subscription to The Horse for each of the AAEVT’s more than 1,000

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Synthetic Racing Surfaces on Agenda in New York

New York state officials will be holding a session with racing industry officials to consider the installation of synthetic surfaces at the state’s racetracks.

The July 29 forum in Saratoga Springs will feature commentary by jockeys,

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Hendra Virus Reported at Australian Equine Clinic

Three horses have tested positive for the deadly Hendra virus at a veterinary practice on the outskirts of the city of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland. This virus can affect both horses and humans.

“We are taking the situatio

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