For the first time in Europe, four foals were successfully born as the result of the transfer of genotyped and cryopreserved embryos.
The USA Equestrian Trust has awarded nearly $300,000 in grants to help fund more than a dozen projects by equine nonprofits.
Ohio law enforcement authorities are hoping the public can help identify whoever is responsible for shooting a horse while it grazed in its Butler County pasture.
The affected horse died at Tufts University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, in North Grafton, Massachusetts, after being transferred from the track.
Researchers recently determined that several factors–from the animal’s history to the owner’s training and management techniques–appear to make horses more or less likely to miss training days due to injury.
Thirteen horses are in foster care and 41 horses’ care is being monitored as part of an ongoing investigation in Sampson County, North Carolina.
Officials say cobalt, which is sometimes used to stimulate red blood cell production, is being detected in all breeds of racehorses.
The Escambia County, Florida, Mosquito Control Division is encouraging horse owners to vaccinate their horses against Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in light of increased production of mosquito species that could carry and transmit the disease.
Of the 1,112 respondents, 514 (46%) said they haul and stack their own hay.
Read about both classic and unusual hernia cases veterinarians encounter, why they occur, how to treat them, and their prognoses.
Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO, also called heaves) appears to have a genetic basis, but one that varies between horses, Swiss researchers say.
Scott Katzman, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, will serve as an assistant clinical professor of equine surgery.
A Colorado woman will serve prison time connected to animal cruelty charges involving horses removed from her property in 2012.
Provide event organizers with current owner/agent contact information, including cell phone and email, and accurate horse stabling and movement records so they can contact you in the event of a disease outbreak.
It is often assumed that giving birth is both stressful and painful for the mother. But researchers recently showed that mares appear to be completely relaxed when foaling.
Find out why some horses lose weight when the temperature rises.
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