Catheters placed in the jugular vein are commonly used to medicate or give fluids to horses in equine hospitals. One potential complication of catheters is thrombophlebitis, or blood vessel wall inflammation resulting in clot formation. When thi
Martin Atock has seen a lot of things in the more than 20 years he has spent coordinating international equine travel. Atock is managing director of Peden Bloodstock, the official Olympic horse transportation company.
In 1990 he was
Police said a Lakeland, Fla., man was arrested after he punched a police horse in the rear.
A Tampa Police Department report said Carl Coward, 24, balled his fist and punched the horse in the right rear hip area as the officer and horse wer
Does your horse have a cresty neck? Does he gain weight on air? Does he develop laminitis at the mere sight of spring grass? If so, your horse could have insulin resistance. Lydia F. Gray, DVM, MA, medical director/staff veterinarian for SmartPa
The Ohio horse industry has officially launched the Ohio Equine Industry Coalition, a group designed to find solutions to what it calls an “economic crisis” for the industry.
The organization, which will include all equine breeds and
The Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan are teaming up to present an informational seminar on equine herpesvirus Thursday, April 10, in Saskatoon, Sask.
A controversial Massachusetts horse cruelty case might be resolved in court April 8 if the horse’s owner agrees to euthanize the mare in question.
According to Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ (MSPCA) Deputy
Pushing the envelope of equine athletic prowess, 37-year-old half-Arabian Elmer Bandit is gearing up to start yet another competitive trail ride season.
In 2007 Elmer’s certified lifetime competitive miles stood at 20,240, nearing the
The International Collating Centre, Newmarket, England, and other sources reported the following disease outbreaks:
A clinically severe outbreak of atypical myoglobinuria/myopathy (AM) was diagnosed among eight non-Thoroughbred horse
A few horses out there like to have their ears rubbed, but many are tolerant of ear handling at best, and violently ear shy at worst. When these horses need to have veterinary work done around their ears, such as biopsies or stitching of
Trainer Nick Zito hopes the running of the Wood Memorial (gr. I) today at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, N.Y.) goes smoother than War Pass’ flight from Florida to New York.
War Pass banged his head during the turbulent trip
Due to heavy overnight rains continuing into April 4, the New York Racing Association canceled live racing at Aqueduct yesterday in an effort to preserve the racing surface for today’s Wood Memorial program.
Aqueduct remained open
Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center will host a time of remembrance event at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16 (rain or shine).
Speakers will include Dr. Martin Furr, professor and Adelaide C. Riggs Chair in Equine
The much maligned mule is getting a day of celebration but will have to share the spotlight with a breed of even sorrier reputation–the politicians.
The Mule Day parade set for Saturday is the highlight of a six-day celebration honoring th
New Zealand biosecurity officials are retesting samples taken from horses imported directly from the United States to the Karaka quarantine facility due to conflicting test results that indicate the presence of equine influenza, the
Spinal cord compression in the neck, more technically known as cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy or CVSM, can cause notable incoordination and affects about 2% of racing Thoroughbreds. Probably the most well-known horse affected by CVSM was
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