The California state fairgrounds in Sacramento has agreed to a new monitoring program to try to keep waste from its horse stables from running into the American River.
The agreement is part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2003 by
The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Foundation found itself in receipt of an intriguing grant application earlier in 2006. The grant was to help fund a continuing education program thousands of miles away in Mongolia. After
All Heart Inc. has launched a Web site that will connect prospective adopters with horses needing good homes. The site will offer listings from across the nation with advanced search options that facilitate the match of donor and adopter. All
A former champion Quarter Horse abused by his previous owners has found a permanent home on a 140-acre Florida ranch.
He’s Doubly Sonny brought $14,000 at a Polk County Sheriff’s auction two weeks ago, and already several people are
Is Banamine safer for pregnant mares than Bute?
I castrated my gelding at 17 months (November 2005). A veterinarian with 35 years of experience showed me the epididymides. My mare had her first heat cycle in March (2006). He mounted and bred her as if he was a stallion. Every time she is in heat
Pneumonia is, simply put, inflammation of the lungs. It can be mild or life-threatening (and quickly fatal) depending on its cause and the age of the foal. Pneumonia can be caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi. Many foals are susceptible to
The annual conference of the Society for Theriogenology (SFT) was held Aug. 22-26 in St. Paul, Minn. Scientists and clinicians specializing in reproduction shared new research and updated views on many topics during the conference. Following are
Premature deliveries don’t occur frequently, but when they do, difficult decisions must often be made.
Your new foal is struggling to his feet and instinctively wobbling toward mom. You watch in anxious interest as she licks and nudges to encourage him–while he noses at her front leg, her flank, her buttock, and finally, DINNER!
The mare’s
What will you do for the needy horses of the world this holiday season? Through The Horse and The Horse.com, our company tries to publicize many horses and organizations in need throughout the year. We feature an Adoptable Horse from a
A truck carrying 42 horses bound for slaughter overturned early Sept. 27 on Interstate 44 in Franklin County, Mo. Seventeen horses died immediately or were later euthanatized due to extensive injuries, and the remaining 24 horses and a hinny are in
The Thoroughbred racing industry in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle has grown so much in six years that it now helps employ more than 3,600 people and has an annual economic impact of $173 million, a study released Thursday
Millionaire Futural, who won the 2001 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) and San Bernardino Handicap (gr. II) and has most recently been running at Hastings Park, is being retired to Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. Southern California equine
The Fourth World Mycotoxin Forum was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 6-8. Scientists, regulatory authorities, and industry personnel from over 30 countries met to review the current knowledge related to mycotoxins and discuss strategies for the
Richard A. Sams, PhD, has been named director of the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine Racing Laboratory.
Sams came to UF from The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, where he was a
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