The Unwanted Horse Coalition, a group of horse-industry organizations, has launched its Web site and has released an awareness brochure.
Veterinarians are continuing to investigate the source of the recent outbreak of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in San Mateo County, Calif. While some reports have claimed a link between these cases and a case from December, a veterinarian
While more big-ticket proposals for sports arenas might be pulling up lame this legislative session, a 7,000-seat equestrian center in Lewis County, Wash., seems to be moving along.
The center near Winlock, with an estimated price tag
The British Horse Society has approved a donation of ?6,000 ($11,800) to the Emergency Services Protocol Veterinary Fund.
The Emergency Services Protocol, established by the BHS, ensures emergency crews have clearly laid out procedures for
The infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus equi,, commonly known as strangles, has been described in horses for almost 800 years. The name strangles describes the condition in which an affected horse is suffocated as lymph nodes i
Kentucky Derby winner and champion Real Quiet, who was treated at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center for abscesses in both hind feet, was returned March 22 to Dr. William Solomon’s Pin Oak Lane Farm near New Freedom,
A developer of capsule-based medical devices has begun trials of a product for use in animal health.
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of Sizzle, a roan Quarter Horse mare used in Black Hawk College’s equestrian program. Sizzle was stolen from her stall at the Kewanee, Ill., college on March 10. A
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has announced that a variety of equine rescue groups and sanctuaries across the United States received aid totaling more than $28,000 from the ASPCA’s Equine Fund
Ron DeHaven, DVM, administrator of the USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), has been named the new executive vice president at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). The AVMA Executive Board voted unanimously to
A group wants to build a Quarter Horse racetrack in south-central Kentucky and is trying to get Kentucky’s last available racetrack license, a lawyer for the group said.
Seven partners want to build a track on Kentucky 80 in London at a
In order to comply with a March 12, 2007, preliminary injunction order by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
A barn fire killed seven horses worth more than $1 million, authorities said.
The fire early Friday (March 23) destroyed the 12-stall barn at Hipp Farm, a division of Clifton Farm, in Lexington. Calhoun Clifton, the 23-year-old daughter
Researchers connected to an outbreak of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in Ohio at the University of Findlay’s English riding facility several years ago have recently published a report correlating age and specific clinical signs to horses’ incidence
My horse was seen biting another horse in the throat. They were up on their hind legs supposedly playing when all of a sudden my horse made a very unusual move, according to the witness, and bit the other horse in the throat. The other horse ran an
SmartPak will be repeating their popular Rolex Course Walk with Olympian Amy Tryon again this year. While most riders only dream of running a four-star course, the next best thing is experiencing it through the eyes and with the insights of an
Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with
