Article

Subcategories:
None

When to Call the Vet?

Any list of clinical signs, conditions, or circumstances that should trigger a call for veterinary help could be endless. Due to the many subtleties and variables involved in episodes of injury or illness, a “do call vs. don’t call checklist”

Read More

Horses Still Learn While Tranquilized

You can teach a tranquilized horse, concluded Samantha Griffith, a graduate student in the Department of Animal Science at Auburn University, in a study she presented at the Equine Science Society Symposium May 31-June 3 in Tucson, Ariz.

Sh

Read More

McCarron Chooses TRF Retirees for Racing Academy

Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron has entered into an agreement with the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) to supply horses for the North American Racing Academy, a riding school McCarron will open later this year.
 
McCarron’

Read More

USDA Horse Slaughter Inspectors Face Elimination

The House of Representatives passed the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations bill (H.R. 2744) on June 8. Included in the bill was amendment 236, which will end funding for horse slaughter plant inspectors during the 2006 federal fiscal year.

The

Read More

U.S. Equine Economic Impact Study Released

The horse industry in the United States contributes $39 billion in direct economic impact and generates about $102 billion in total spending, according to a detailed economic impact study released June 28.

“The Economic Impact of the Horse

Read More

California: Three 2005 Equine WNV Cases

As of July 5, three cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have been detected in California horses. All three cases are recovering.

The first case was reported on June 1 in Plumas County. The second and third cases were from Sonoma and Kern Countie

Read More

C. Immitis Antibody Prevalence

Horses can get the potentially severe and fatal disease coccidioidomycosis from the fungus Coccidioides immitis, which grows in portions of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. However, researchers have discovered that just

Read More

Breaking News: Anthrax in Texas

Two ranches in Sutton County, Texas, had laboratory-confirmed cases of anthrax in horses, deer, and cattle on July 6. Tests on more cases are pending. More information:

Read More

Afleet Alex Sidelined by Condylar Fracture

Cash Is King’s Afleet Alex, dramatic winner of the Preakness and runaway winner of the Belmont Stakes (both gr. I), underwent surgery yesterday at the New Jersey Equine Clinic after suffering a condylar fracture. The 3-year-old son of Northern

Read More

Horse Owner Wins Laminitis Lawsuit

Jane McGarel-Groves was awarded 350,000 GBP (about $608,280 US) in damages after suing two veterinarians that treated her 14-year-old dressage horse Annastasia in 2001 with corticosteroid joint injections. The injections inadvertently caused

Read More

VHW, Inc. Acquires Barnmaster, Inc.

VHW, owner of MD Enterprises, Inc., announced the acquisition of Barnmaster, Inc., joining two of the nation’s leading manufacturers of barns, stables, and agricultural facilities. Combining these companies brings the strength of more than 55

Read More

Evidence Heard in Cocaine Case in Australia

Racing New South Wales stewards opened an inquiry on Monday (July 25) into the analyst’s finding of benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in the urine sample taken from the 3-year-old filly Love You Honey, who finished unplaced in race seven

Read More

Preventing Bucked Shins

Shin soreness, or bucked shins, in Thoroughbred racehorses is a partly preventable condition according to a recent Australian study. Horses with shin soreness display signs of pain on the front of the shins between the knee and fetlock, said

Read More

More From The Horse

Horse in a stall
Horse in a stall
DSLD
Hock MRI

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

How often do you apply fly spray to your horse during peak fly season?
115 votes · 115 answers

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!

The Horse
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.