At the AAEP Focus meeting in Ft. Collins, Colo., Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, DSc, DrMedVet (hc), Dipl. ACVS, Barbara Cox Anthony Chair and Director of Orthopaedic Research at Colorado State University, presented surgical options to manag
A horse that was illegally imported from Iraq to Iran was confirmed positive for glanders, according to a Nov. 13 release from the Office International des Epizooties (OIE).
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has announced a gift of $1 million from philanthropists Marianne and John K. Castle to support its laminitis research.
“We are enormously grateful for the Castles’ generosity.
Rather than waiting until there’s a problem with your horse’s feet, take time now to protect and maintain these valuable structures inside and out.
Step one is understanding the subject so you can communicate knowledgeably with your
The reward for solid information in the fatal shooting of a horse has reached $7,000.
A horse named Crookneck was shot approximately 50 times in Washington County, Utah, in September. (For more information on this see
Keeneland Association and Fasig-Tipton Co. officials jointly announced Nov. 15 that the policy regarding exogenous anabolic steroids will be implemented for weanlings and yearlings beginning with their 2008 sales.
Keeneland and
According to a recent study, approximately 50% of horses with acute abdominal disease also have hyperglycemia–an elevated level of blood glucose–which is associated with a poor prognosis for survival. This knowledge could lead veterinarians to
The Kentucky Horse Park will be hosting a winter horse care seminar this Saturday (Nov. 17).
Topics will include:
The Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) is asking breed registries, equine organizations, state associations and individual horse owners and service providers to spread the word to “Own Responsibly.”
That was the message delivered by
Horse owners who heat their barns to keep water from freezing and to protect horses from cold temperatures during late fall and winter should remember supplemental heat can cause problems if used incorrectly.
Ventilation is important when
Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, calls it “the Mayo Clinic of horse medicine.”
The veterinarian walked briskly past a treadmill room where horses gallop 30 mph in place. She stopped briefly at a surgical recovery room where the entire
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has reopened its wild horse center in Palomino Valley, Nev., seven weeks after it was shutdown because of a salmonella outbreak.
The outbreak occurred after 983 horses from the Jackson Mountains were
Click here to see the Nov. 14 edition of The Ryder Report, a recent feature added to TheHorse.com.
The Ryder Report is a weekly video broadcast presented by News Editor Erin Ryder,
The independent inquiry into the Australian outbreak of equine influenza is underway. Judge Ian Callinan, former Justice of the High Court of Australia, is heading up the probe.
James Gilkerson, BVSc, BSc(Vet) Hons, PhD, president of Equine Veterinarians Australia and head of the infectious disease laboratory at the University of Melbourne, on Tuesday explained how the virus might have
New research has revealed that a commercially available progesterone test is reliable and practical, and it can help veterinarians manage breeding mares more efficiently.
According to researchers from the College of Veterinary Medicine at
After an illustrious career that included three victories at the Rolex Kentucky CCI****, a team gold medal at the 2002 World Equestrian Games, team bronze and individual silver medals at the ’04 Olympics, and countless other victories, Winsome Adante
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