Riders understand the importance of warming up as a way to ready the horse’s mind and body for the challenges ahead, but there is more to a warm-up than simple preparation. Correctly done, prior exercise substantially benefits physical performance
Many hormone and drug treatments could have a negative impact on the endocrine system, so it’s best to avoid using them altogether in the breeding stallion. However, Sue M. McDonnell, PhD, Certified AAB, of the University of Pennsylvania’s School
Last year was marked by the re-emergence of equine viral arteritis (EVA) on a widespread scale in the United States, with evidence of infection confirmed in 10 states. The occurrence was significant in that it represented the first major incursion
Isn’t horse ownership fun (said firmly with tongue in cheek)? Actually, it is. But it’s the other moments of owning horses that make our non-horsey friends and family wonder if we’re crazy; sometimes we wonder, too! Life’s little coincidence
When a veterinarian is considering a stallion’s suitability as a breeding animal, the horse’s history, current physical condition, and libido are just as important as his semen quality.
Along the scenic route to Prineville, Ore., you’ll notice a sign: Redmond Tallow Company. As if the words don’t say it all, a loitering buzzard evokes pensive consideration of the cycle of life. I’ve never had more than two thoughts about Redmond
Embryo transfer (ET)–recovering the embryo from a bred donor mare for placement into a recipient mare that will carry and raise the foal–has become a useful reproductive tool for a growing number of breeders. Mares that are competing, or mares
Name a part of your horse you’d like to enhance–anything from his coat or hooves to his stamina–and there’s likely a supplement for it. Marketed alongside the products that improve joint function and breathing ability, there are supplements
To prevent white line disease from spreading, should I purchase my own farrier tools for the farrier to use?
The British Horse Society and the Animal Health Trust launched a campaign today (Feb. 1) to raise ?250,000 ($492,000) to eradicate Strangles.
Strangles–triggered by the bacterium Streptococcus equi–is one of the most common
Modern breeding management and assisted reproduction might actually exacerbate the issue of mating-induced endometritis, according to Mats Troedsson, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, a professor of equine theriogenology in the Department of Large Animal Clinical
Is it safe to breed a mare that is prone to laminitis?
Barbaro’s owners will take their time before determining the final resting place for Kentucky Derby winner who was euthanatized Monday.
It could be the Kentucky Derby Museum, just a few hundred yards from the scene of his greatest triumph i
Acupuncture can be used in conjunction with Western medicine prior to breeding to treat anestrus (period of sexual inactivity), excessive behavioral estrus, retained corpus luteum (an ovarian follicle after discharge of the egg that secretes
I have a stallion that “saucers” (exhibits glans penis enlargement) prior to mounting. Any suggestions?
Greg Burchell doesn’t know if it’ll be days or weeks. For now, he just can’t bear leading any of the 26 horses on his farm into a certain stall inside barn No. 4.
The stall is different from the others because a diamond-shaped opening allow
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