Body Condition Scoring: Hands-On Help for Your Horse
Edited Press Release
May 16, 2014
Learn how to evaluate your horse’s body condition score and how the skill could help his health in the long run.
Learn how to evaluate your horse’s body condition score and how the skill could help his health in the long run.
Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan was taken to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, May 16 for emergency colic surgery, trainer Charlie LoPresti said.
The FDA said initial testing on one lot of the compounded medication indicates the drug contained higher levels of pyrimethamine than the labeling states.
It’s in everyone’s best interest if you can medicate a horse without getting into a fight. Here are some tips and tricks to make medicating easier.
My horse is great about nearly everything, but he will not cross railroad tracks. What can I do to help him?
Infectious pathogens can be spread on shared equipment, such as grooming supplies, wipe rags, water buckets, hoses, and tack. Here’s how to reduce your horse’s risk of picking up a disease via equipment at an event.
Whether a veterinarian is actively practicing or working in research, ethics play a central role in his or her decision-making.
Veterinarians prescribe thyroxine to treat hypothyroid conditions and, in some cases, to assist in weight loss.
Two therapy horses believed to be stolen from their Wisconsin pasture in March have been found drowned in a nearby river.
An Iowa man accused of maltreating more than 60 horses has waived a hearing connected to the case.
His connections say the colt has a small blister in his throat, but bloodwork and a scope revealed it to be a minor issue with further complications unlikely.
Hundreds of horses were evacuated ahead of wildfires that spread though San Diego County, California, this week.
Cruelty charges against an Arkansas horse trader accused of maltreating more than 100 animals have been dropped due to “a number of flaws with the case,” authorities say.
The new venue is designed to allow UF veterinarians to better evaluate performance horses while they work under saddle.
The KHRC has asked track veterinarians to participate in a study that will document how fast specific corticosteroids are eliminated from a horse’s system.
Finding the right saddle for your horse is a mix of high-tech and hands-on approaches.
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