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Big Brown to Work Tuesday Without Hoof Patch

Trainer Rick Dutrow said Sunday afternoon that Big Brown will not be fitted with a patch on Monday as originally scheduled and will work on Tuesday without one.

“I’m going to breeze him just the way he is and give him more time to let Ian

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Readers Respond: Challenging Feet

More than 1,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Do you think Big Brown’s hoof issues might be a factor in his bid for the Triple Crown?”


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Location of New Foot-and-Mouth Disease Lab Debated

One of the nation’s oldest farm groups said Thursday a proposed foot-and-mouth disease research laboratory on the U.S. mainland, near livestock, could be an inviting target for terrorists. Commercial livestock representatives and the Bush

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No Date Set for House Hearing on Racing

The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection continues to maintain it will hold a June hearing on horse racing, but no date had been set as of June 2.

The subcommittee is headed by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois and

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Equine Therapy: Sound Choices

Many equine therapy devices are available, but which ones work? Keeping your horse in action or getting him sound and back into battle: twin goals of just about everyone who works with competition horses or who spends a chunk of time playing with the

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Diagnosing Muscle Soreness

Last year my 18-year-old Quarter Horse mare became very sensitive to touch on her back and hindquarters.

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Managing Acute and Chronic Laminitis

Belknap (who co-hosted TheHorse.com’s Webinar on Understanding Laminitis) said the latest research points to laminitis as an intense inflammatory injury of the foot, and it is no longer believed to be solely a blood flow problem.

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Horse Neglect: What to Do?

Experienced horse people who notice neglect should contact the proper authorities to ensure the best outcome for the horse involved.

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The Seized Horse

The economy is hurting and many horse owners have lost their jobs, homes, and, in some cases, their horses. Drought, pressure to raise grain rather than hay, and rising fuel costs have pushed hay prices to unprecedented highs. In an ideal world,

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Compounding Caution

I recently spoke with a professional horsewoman about the use of compounded drugs in horses. She had heard about the numerous deaths of horses in Louisiana directly attributed to as low as one dose of an illegally compounded clenbuterol product (se

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Stubborn or Fearful?

Q: Recently, I was working with a group of veterinary students and a patient. It was a colt that had experienced minimal handling or training for leading before arriving at the hospital. On the way to his stall, he needed to be

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Horse Feed: Going Green?

Are horse owners willing to “go green” in the ways they feed horses and in the packaging of those feeds?

The 24th Alltech International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium covered a myriad of topics for all species, but

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