Seven decades after buying his first horse, an Idaho horseman who developed his own breed is selling more than half his herd.
77-year-old Neil Hinck planned to sell about 215 horses over the weekend in Caldwell.
He bought his firs
Follow along with horse owner and magazine publisher Cheryl Erpelding as she recounts her experience keeping her family and horses one step ahead of the flames as wildfires race across Southern California.
The Souther
Congenital stationary night blindness causes vision deficits in Appaloosas with certain coat patterns.
Watch the Nov. 21 edition of the Ryder Report.
This week’s stories include a report on the independent inquiry into equine influenza in Australia, which has revealed problem’s in the
Nearly 2,400 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How much are you paying for small square bales of hay?”
The deadline to register for “On to Hong Kong,” a workshop to assist participating nations in their preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, is Dec. 1.
The event was organized by the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI)
At the AAEP Blue-Ribbon Panel Research Meeting in Ft. Collins, Colo., on Aug. 1, Paul Ren? Van Weeren, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECFS, associate professor, Department of Equine Sciences at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, discussed evaluating ground
David Hodgson, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, had scarcely unpacked his bags after journeying from Sydney, Australia, to the United States to assume his new duties as head of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences in the Virginia-Maryland
A coalition of international animal welfare organizations, including Humane Society International, are responding to the needs of animals in the wake of massive floods that left approximately 80% of Tabasco, Mexico underwater.
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Many of the top minds in laminitis research gathered Nov. 2-4 in West Palm Beach, Fla., to disseminate their findings on this devastating disease and other problems. About 370 veterinarians, farriers, and horse owners attended the Fourth
Dylan Thomas, who was recently named Cartier Horse of the Year and top older horse in Europe, is no longer a contender for the Nov. 25 Japan Cup due to not testing negative for equine viral arteritis (EVA).
A series of examinations conducted a
A palomino pony found dead with suspicious wounds on its head died of natural causes, according to a statement from the Todd County Sheriff’s Office, the
Horse owners have a better chance of detecting disease and stress in a horse if they are familiar with the normal behavior and physiological parameters of their animal.
Familiarity with what constitutes “normal” for a horse allows equine
At the AAEP Blue-Ribbon Panel Research Meeting in Ft. Collins, Colo., on Aug. 1, Michael Schramme, DVM, CertE, PhD, Dipl. ECVS, of North Carolina State University, discussed analgesia of the tendon sheath and its significance to digital flexor
Prebiotics, such as short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides, are specially fermented compounds that alter the composition and/or activity of gastrointestinal bacteria and microflora to ameliorate the health of the host. Until now, only a limited
Some horse owners are looking toward a dire winter as hay prices soar, and rescue workers worry about animal neglect and abandonment in the coming months.
Both groups blame the drought, which wiped out hay crops across the South and affecte
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