An article by Scott Fitzgerald on TheSouthern.com reports that horse owners in Southern Illinois are facing difficulties feeding horses because
A late-night fire swept through a northern Indiana barn Oct. 25 killing a man and 22 horses he was hired to care for, police said.
John Lesniak, 60, died in the barn, which was fully engulfed in flames when police and firefighters arrive
Researchers are trying to find better ways to test for skin hypersensitivities in horses for improved relief.
A boy stricken with brain cancer could soon have a miniature horse to replace the one killed by a pair of pit bulls earlier this week, a Make-A-Wish Foundation official said Thursday.
The 34-inch-tall, 250-pound Appaloosa probably will arrive
Four-year-old George Washington put a damper on the Breeders’ Cup Classic when he suffered an injury late in the stretch and had to be euthanatized on the track Oct. 27 at Monmouth Park.
A son of Danehill, George Washington was
You invest a lot of care and appreciation on your horses, so it is wise to spend some time considering their primary diet — forages.
The horse evolved over time to be efficient as a grazing animal thriving on forages. As we adapted the horse
San Diego County authorities said today they have discovered the bodies of two more people believed to have been killed in the wildfires that scorched Southern California this week.
Recovery crews found the burned bodies of a man and a woman i
At the AAEP Blue-Ribbon Panel Research Meeting in Ft. Collins, Colo., on Aug. 1, 2007, Hilary Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University, presented her findings on
Although the current forecast calls for weather that could dampen Breeders’ Cup weekend, Monmouth Park and Breeders’ Cup officials, as well as trainers, are remaining optimistic.
“When you play
A public forum to discuss a new state law concerning the sale of horses in Florida will be held Oct. 29 in Tallahassee.
The forum, which will be held at 2 p.m. at the Eyster Auditorium of the Connor Building, 3125
The University of Liverpool in the U.K. will be able to create a special intensive care unit (ICU) for horses as the result of a ?300,000 ($615,308) gift.
The ICU will provide unique facilities to help horses recuperate following colic
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries reported today (Oct. 25) that there are 5,050 infected properties, 459 dangerous contact properties, and 492 suspect properties. Of the 12,068 horses targeted for vaccination in buffer areas,
The random out-of-competition testing of Breeders? Cup World Championships participants for Epogen (EPO) and total carbon dioxide (TCO2) have all returned negative, officials announced Oct. 24.
The New Jersey Racing Commission Sept. 17
The devastation in terms of property damage is staggering–over a billion dollars and counting–but there is one statistic that is markedly better than the last time California was up against numerous wildfires. The San Diego County medical
Navy Aircraft Mechanic first class Johnny Arrendondo Ponce became the first non-track worker to win the Race Track Chaplaincy of America’s White Horse Award when it was presented Oct. 25 at the Taylor Made Stallions’ White Horse Heroes Luncheon
Merial Limited, one of the world’s largest animal health companies, has acquired Ancare, an animal health products company based in New Zealand.
The acquisition includes all of Ancare’s commercial and manufacturing
Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with
