Veterinarians Charged With Drugging Racehorses
Four vets are facing criminal charges for allegedly administering drugs to Thoroughbreds within 24 hours of races.
Four vets are facing criminal charges for allegedly administering drugs to Thoroughbreds within 24 hours of races.
The Kentucky Horse Council has announced that Katy Ross will serve as its new executive director.

Horses can develop signs of toxicity soon after eating the plant or its seeds, but residual signs can persist for weeks.
In 2014 Horse PAC raised $293,405 and disbursed $227,000 to federal political candidates and leadership PACs.
An Alabama man wanted on a pair of criminal warrants escaped arrest by fleeing on horseback.

Researchers tested two approaches that could help them monitor wound size and the healing process more easily.

The board will discuss issues relating to the management of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands.

Canisso’s research focused on equine placentitis, which is a major cause of late-term pregnancy loss in broodmares.

A rupture to this hind leg muscle can be fatal. Here’s what to watch for in young foals.
The stray donkey tested positive after being apprehended and quarantined at a USDA holding pen in Texas.

Horses require two doses of the vaccinations initially and then boosters at least annually.
A Dutch meat trader is allegedly behind the scandal in which horsemeat was sold as beef throughout Western Europe.
The cobalt threshold will be submitted to the RCI for consideration as a model rule at its April meeting.

Electric fencing can be a valuable tool for improving your pasture management. Here’s what to consider.

Study findings included that colts were at a higher risk than fillies for developing disease, and foals weaned after August were at lower risk for developing EPE than those weaned earlier.

Caterpillar consumption by pregnant mares can lead to fetal loss, late-term foal loss, or weak foals.
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