In April, the University of Wisconsin at Madison School of Veterinary Medicine’s teaching hospital installed digital radiography and a picture archiving system. This new ability to create, store, and disseminate electronic digital images
All laboratory tests begin with proper sample collection and handling. Improper collection and handling of blood samples can result in unreliable or–in worse cases–misleading results. Stress or patient excitement at the time of collection can als
According to reports, 132 horses at Hong Kong’s Sha Tin Racecourse have contracted equine herpesvirus (EHV). Track officials have not reported any neurologic signs.
The infected horses have shown mild fevers and unspecified
A Tempe, Ariz., man was arrested for suspicion of interference with animals Sunday (April 8) after slapping a police horse on the flank, The Arizona
Mary Aiken Littauer was arguably the world’s leading authority on horses of ancient times. After her death at the age of 93 in 2005, Littauer’s family selected the International Museum of the Horse–a Smithsonian Affiliate–at the Kentucky Horse
A horse in St. Johns County, Fla., died yesterday (April 9) after rescuers spent several hours freeing it from thick mud in a retention pond,
The term “backyard horse” does not necessarily spark images of high spending and thousands of jobs. But a closer look reveals that the recreational segment of the horse industry, including the average pleasure rider on their “backyard
Marvin Beeman, DVM, this week was awarded the 2007 Meritorious Service Award of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) at the association’s annual meeting.
Beeman, who operates the Littleton Large Animal Clinic in
The test samples are still pending, but officials have instituted a precautionary ban on equine movement into the areas of the Western Cape considered under surveillance and free of African horse sickness, the
Round Pond, winner of the 2006 Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff, has been retired after suffering a slab fracture of her left knee during the running of the April 7 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park.
The 5-year-old daughter of
When a group of people are standing at the barn watching a “lame” horse move, many of you will say he’s lame in different legs. How do you know who’s right? If it makes you feel any better, picking out the source of lameness isn’t always easy fo
The century-old Michigan State University (MSU) draft horse program will hold its annual Plow Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 on the east side of the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education. Local aficionados and
Merial Equine Pharmaceuticals has renewed its commitment with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) through 2008. UlcerGard and GastroGard continue to be the “Official Equine Stomach Ulcer Products of the USEF” through this
A runaway horse pulled a carriage with two out-of-town tourists on a wild ride through downtown Indianapolis streets, until a teenager rode to the rescue in a pursuing taxi, leaped out and grabbed the horse’s reins.
The driver of the Yellow
A California horse owner’s donation to a struggling fund for permanently disabled jockeys will keep it solvent for another month, the head of the Jockeys’ Guild said Monday.
Owner Michael Bello has pledged $58,000 to the fund, which gives
The local tack shop has them in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and they are an essential part of every horse’s tack–the saddle pad. Lately, interest in the equine industry has lead to an increase in the manufacturing of technologically advanced
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