From the moment a newborn foal exits the warm fluid environment of its gestation and draws a first postpartum breath of air, it is exposed to millions of would-be invaders that would do it harm if not for the components of the foal’s immune system, which are myriad in number and elegant in their complex yet coordinated interactions. Foals are born precocious, meaning that they are designed and
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the world’s largest professional association of equine veterinarians, is pleased to announce the addition of the U.S. Dressage Federation (USDF) to its Alliance Partner Program. Through this
Additional topics covered at the 2006 AAEP Convention, including the western performance horse, international drug rules, EVA outbreaks, and more.
A panel for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has decided a British veterinarian will not be punished for his behavior after losing a race, which included punching his horse, the
The 52nd annual convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners was
Two horses and two humans involved in a rollover accident on I-75 in Florida yesterday (Feb. 28) survived, The
Did you know that the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is the world’s largest professional asso-ciation of equine veterinarians? Did you also know that the AAEP has a Foundation? The AAEP Foundation was created and established as
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Last month we started talking about the three things every horse needs to know to make his rider happy. My hero, champion reining horse owner and trainer Dick Pieper, told me I had been making the training of my horses way too complicated. “You
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Despite the fact that infection with equine infectious anemia (EIA) virus is found in fewer and fewer horses every year, U.S. horse owners continue to pay in excess of $50 million annually for required testing (Coggins tests). In 2006, the USDA
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If a barn full of people were asked their opinion about breeding a mare during foal heat, a barn full of opinions would result. This topic has been controversial for a long time. There is debate about whether it is harmful to a mare’s health,
Some foals sharing the same sire are all walking on their tiptoes and are very upright. Is this genetic?
From the Mustang protection issue to slaughter bills, equine welfare concerns are getting plenty of attention in the mainstream media. Behind these issues are equine welfare organizations working hard to make a change in horses’ lives. Some of the
An autopsy of the $900,000 Storm Cat yearling, purchased as a yearling by Florida-based consignors Randy Hartley and Dean De Renzo, died of an aneurysm suffered during a Feb. 25 breeze show for the March 6 Fasig-Tipton Calder sale of
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