Sticky Stifles
Justin Edwards, DVM
October 1, 2007
My Thoroughbred’s stifles have been making a popping noise for quite some time.
My Thoroughbred’s stifles have been making a popping noise for quite some time.
Horses often need to be restrained for the veterinarian, farrier, or groom. Foals present particular problems, as do horses that might have been mishandled or who have never been taught to be patient and respect their handlers. Here are a few tips
VIDEO | About a month ago, The Horse brought you the story of Lucky, a five-month-old Quarter Horse foal who was rendered paraplegic by a spinal cord abscess at two
Dreamchaser PMU Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc. is having a fundraiser to purchase hay and grain for 38 rescued mares and foals, weanlings, and yearlings.
Hay is costing the rescue grou
A former Columbia Falls, Mont., woman has pleaded guilty to one count of felony aggravated cruelty to animals for the starvation deaths of 6 horses.
Under a plea agreement, Flathead County prosecutors will recommend that 32-year-old Tina
Race-day regulation restricts substances
Concentrations of certain steroids would be limited in horses on days they race in Indiana under regulations approved by the state’s Horse Racing Commission.
Commission member
According to information from the New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, Australia, governments, vaccination has begun in specific areas to try and contain the outbreak of equine influenza in that country.
As of Sept. 28, New South Wales
Unilaterally castrating horses (removing only one testicle), often as a result of failure to identify cryptorchidism prior to commencing a surgical castration, is an expensive and unethical procedure that continues to occur too frequently,
A horse got trapped in three feet of silt covered by water in Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom on Friday, and it took rescuers more than five hours to free the horse, according to an article on thisisthenortheast.co.uk by Graeme
A Racine County, Wisconson, horse has tested positive for West Nile virus. The Caledonia and Mount Pleasant Health Department says it’s the first documented case this year of the mosquito-borne disease in Racine County. Health officer Margaret
Eight stallions of the French national stud have been castrated and two others removed from the breeding site in an effort to control the spread of a recent outbreak of equine viral arteritis (EVA) in northwestern France.
No new EVA cases
The coach of Oklahoma City’s minor-league hockey team helped prevent a possible stampede of Belgian horses at the Oklahoma State Fair by biting one of the animals on its ear.
Doug Sauter, who coaches the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central
Safety was the watchword as Santa Anita became the third and final major Southern California racetrack to unveil its synthetic surface. Though Santa Anita’s times Sept. 26–the opening day of the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting–were
Michigan’s horseracing industry, already reeling from decreases in revenue and the possible closure of Great Lakes Downs after this season, is facing an Oct. 1 shutdown should the state legislature fail to approve a budget.
Michigan
A tour will give enthusiasts a chance to see the horse barn the government bought to replace the one it demolished last year in a fruitless search for the body of missing Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa.
Even though Hoffa’s remains weren’t
EquiFest of Kansas officials have announced details for EquiFest of Kansas 2008, to be held Feb. 22-24 at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kan. This celebration of horses, now in its eleventh year, will feature world-class clinicians from all ove
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