One of America’s most famous horse teams appeared in one of America’s most famous parades. The Heinz Hitch Percheron Horses made their third appearance in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1, 1999. One of only a few horse teams tha
Passing the meconium is, to me, the second-biggest hurdle a foal must overcome after birth–the first, obviously, is making the transition from the protected life within the uterus to life outside the uterus (breathing, standing, nursing).
The Board of Directors of the University of Kentucky Equine Research Foundation (UKERF) announced this week that Alice Chandler has been elected as its chair. Chandler follows Albert G. Clay, who had served as chair for the past 10 years.
Look around any barn and you’ll see the evidence. Do you know a feed room that doesn’t have a collection of jugs and buckets, pails and little plastic scoops, pellets and powders in a rainbow of colors? The ingredients range from high-tech
Does your horse have unexplained, occasional cravings for woody snacks? Gourmet items such as Fence Board Flamb?, Stall Door Surprise, and Tree Trunk Tantalizers? If so, it could be the weather!
Explained Wayne Loch, PhD (Animal
The horse you see–or the foal you envision–reflects generations of ancestors. Owners of those ancestors made decisions on mating horses, planning each generation. They selected animals by examining the successes of previous horsemen, as
With an estimated 10,000 people dead in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch, rescuers from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) are providing continuous relief for the animal survivors.
As soon as travel into Honduras was
A good teasing program is essential for insuring success in an equine breeding program. Without it, breeding can become a hit-and-miss proposition, despite the sophisticated tools that are available to veterinarians and breeding technicians.
A three-month study of Thoroughbred horses in training at two racetracks has proven the benefit of thermography in competitive horses, said Tracy Turner, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. His
Find out what to expect during the foaling process.
Thanks to a $52 million agriculture bond initiative that Alabama’s voters approved in the Nov. 3 general election, Auburn University and other state colleges and universities will receive a new supply of funding to help build new classroom and
There are many people out there who, in this winter season, are doing more than their jobs.
More than 1,000 free equine educational seminars will be held throughout the United States this spring, beginning Feb. 15 and running through the end of May. The Purina Education Series, now in its fifth year, is the most extensive educational
I’ve heard it’s necessary to give horses warm water in the winter. Is this true? And if so, how warm should it be?
The first step toward construction of a Michigan State University facility devoted to the care of the nation’s performance horse population was taken Friday, Dec. 11, when the University’s Board of Trustees hired an architect/engineer for the
EQUIPMENT
Mobile Clinic
LaBoit has introduced the Medical Trailer in 12′, 14′, 16′, and 18′ sizes. According to the company, all procedures done in a stationary clinic
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