When feeding horses, two seemingly opposing aspects hold true: It’s a little bit of art, and a little bit of science. On one hand, tradition reigns supreme when it comes to horse feeding. Many techniques have been passed down from generation to
Smarty Jones, whose Triple Crown quest came up short in the Belmont Stakes, has been retired due to bone bruises in all four cannon bones. He will enter stud at Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky. (he moved there on Aug. 16).
He now lives
The quality of hay is important to maintaining proper digestion. Quality hay contains nothing harmful (dust, mold, weeds, or foreign objects), provides the necessary nutrients for the horse consuming it, and is palatable.
The Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) announces its fourth annual Stallion Service Auction, which will be held Oct. 15-Dec. 17. The event is a multi-breed, Internet-based auction to help the SVM’s Equine Health
As technology continues to make impressive gains, availability of information on a variety of specific topics seems to be limitless. Unfortunately, the plethora of information comes with its own problems: What to trust? What is relevant to my
The motion by Sally and Joe Jackson to have Wild Eyed and Wicked exhumed for further investigation was heard Aug. 13 before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and it will be held in abeyance pending further”P>The motion by Sally and Joe Jac
Want to keep track of your horse’s medication history? Download and print this medication log.
Despite widespread structural damage and economic devastation to areas of Florida, the horse population fared well in the path of Hurricane Charley. At least three horses were euthanized in Florida from injuries resulting from flying debris
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My husband and I recently broke my 3-year-old mare to ride. The first few times she rode like a dream, then she caught on to the idea that when we catch her, she has to work, and she has gotten a bad attitude. Her new antics include bucking. I’v
“We are not here to re-invent the wheel,” said Tomas Gimenez, DrMedVet, a professor at Clemson University, addressing a group of first-responders and equine rescue personnel at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington in August. The event was sponsored by Hagyard-Davidson-McGee (HDM) PLLC, the Kentucky Horse Park, Throughbred Charities, Fort Dodge Animal Health, US Rider, and The Horse.
I have a 17-year-old Arabian mare. When trail riding, she looks for every opportunity to jump, spook, or take off, especially now that my other horse, her companion, no longer accompanies her. Is there a safe daily supplement just to take the edge off while riding?
How can I get my horse to cross through water when I’m riding him on trail? He refuses to even get his feet wet.
EDITOR’S NOTE
This is part ten of a 12-part series on internal parasites of horses.
Our horses are lucky to live in an age when modern deworming drugs can pretty much rid them of parasites. They’re living longer an
Royal Kaliber, the stallion that took Chris Kappler to the Olympic team silver and individual bronze medals at the 2004 Olympic Games, is stable as he continues to recover from colic surgery performed in the Netherlands on Monday, Sept. 27. 
The owners of Wild Eyed and Wicked, one of the American Saddlebreds attacked and subsequently euthanatized after his condition debilitated in the summer of 2003, have asked again that the horse’s body be exhumed from its burial site on Double D
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