Arkansas Man to Serve 10 Years in Horse Shooting Case
Brandon Mitchell will spend a decade in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing a horse last year.
Brandon Mitchell will spend a decade in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing a horse last year.

Specific proteins from the ‘orf’ virus could help improve wound healing, scientists found, but more research is needed.
Law enforcement authorities seized 63 horses from a property in Penrose last week.

A Thoroughbred filly is isolated at a private farm while one barn at the Kentucky track is currently quarantined.

A forage-based, total mixed-ration cube fed free choice supported weanling growth rates without increasing DOD cases.
TIP will offer awards and classes for Thoroughbreds at more than 1,000 shows in 42 states and six Canadian provinces.

The probiotic researchers tested had “disappointing” results, but not all studies have yielded negative results.
Jim Heird, MS, PhD, is the coordinator and executive professor of the Texas A&M University Equine Initiative.
Horses from Korea will be subject to import restrictions to reduce risk of CEM being brought to the United States.
The FEI Tribunal has suspended an Indian veterinarian in connection with a 2012 case involving an endurance horse.
A man was charged with animal cruelty in connection to riding the underweight horse from South Carolina to Florida.

Successful treatment depends on an accurate diagnosis and good knowledge of the therapeutic options available.

Physiologic and anatomic systems coordinate to allow a horse to reach his maximum athletic potential.

The 6-year-old Quarter Horse mare, a recent rescue with an unknown vaccination history, was euthanized.

The quarantine will phase out starting with the 42 barns where horses never showed clinical signs of disease.

How a vet examines and treats allegedly abused horses can mean the difference between a successful or unsuccessful case.
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