Lameness caused by noninfectious joint inflammation, generally known as arthritis, is an occupational hazard for all horses. When indicated, veterinarians might choose to inject affected joints with sodium hyaluronate–a substance that occurs
Can antiviral drugs be used to successfully treat horses with equine herpesvirus? Recent research into the drug Valacyclovir (trade name Valtrex) seems to indicate it has a place in treating horses exposed to–and diagnosed with–equine herpesvirus
Two Eastern Kentucky teenagers were in jail Jan. 31, accused of killing three horses and wounding several more of the animals, which are used for trail rides at a park on the Kentucky-Virginia state line.
Police told the Lexington
Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) set time guidelines for the use of transfixation pin casts for horses with comminuted phalangeal fractures. They found that horses with fractures maintained in this type of cast for 40-80 days had increa
A professor of pathology and genetics at the Virginia-Maryland Regional School of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Va., has been working for more than 30 years to help save a rare breed of horses.
Colonial Spanish horses were the horse
Mistrial Declared in Horse Dragging Case
Erin Ryder
February 17, 2007
A judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of a Texas man accused of dragging his horse to death, KFDM reported. The jury deliberated for nine hours Equine Affaire Returns to Ohio in April
Edited Press Release
February 17, 2007
Equine Affaire returns to the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus this April with a powerhouse line-up of clinicians and presentations. The event will include with four full days of clinics, demonstrations, and seminars, with no repetition in the Clenbuterol Use Below Expectations in Calif. Sample
Tracy Gantz
February 16, 2007
Only about 12% of horses tested for clenbuterol had measurable levels of the medication in 193 blood samples taken recently, according to a report made by Rick Arthur, DVM, Thursday to the California Horse Racing Board medication committee. Horse Park Planning Birthday Party for John Henry
Edited Press Release
February 16, 2007
John Henry’s admirers will be gathering at 1 p.m. March 9 to wish the five-time Eclipse Award winner a happy 32nd birthday at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington. Photo ops, birthday cake, and reminiscing about the cherished racehorse, Transcript of Talkin’ Horses with Author of Barbaro Book
The Blood-Horse Staff
February 16, 2007
Sean Clancy, author of the upcoming Eclipse Press release Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America’s Heart, is a critically acclaimed writer and former champion jockey who’s had a lifelong association with horses. Horse Rescued from Swimming Pool
Erin Ryder
February 16, 2007
A horse in Hampshire, U.K., was rescued Thursday (Feb. 15) after going for an accidental swim, the BBC reported. The mare escaped from her paddock and Texas Horse Slashings Motivate Legal Change
Judith Lee
February 16, 2007
A series of attacks on horses in Texas has motivated equine welfare activists to seek a change in the legal status of Texas horses in order to subject abusers to stiffer animal cruelty penalties. On Feb. 12, the Greater Houston Horse Counci Biodiesel Information Available on John Deere Web Site
Press Release
February 16, 2007
John Deere has announced that it has expanded content on its Web site to provide information on biodiesel and other biofuel topics. The John Deere biofuels information can be accessed at New Study on Use of Succeed DCP Available Online
Press Release
February 16, 2007
A new study on the use of Succeed Digestive Conditioning Program is available online. In this study, 26 pregnant Thoroughbred mares were randomly assigned to treatment groups with similar feeding and vaccination protocols, with the American Horse Council Supporting USDA Quarantine Facility Proposal
Press Release
February 15, 2007
The American Horse Council (AHC) is supporting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed rules that would permit the establishment and operation of permanent, privately-owned quarantine facilities.
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