Because poorly controlled pain can be a deciding factor for euthanizing laminitic horses, an appropriate and timely approach to pain management is critical in caring for affected horses.
Danielle Stacy’s winning essay is entitled “Moving Towards a Clean Sport–The Role of Next Gen Therapies in Equine Sports Medicine.”
In horses, leishmaniasis presents as nodules on the head, pinnae, scrotum, legs, and neck–the areas where sand flies commonly feed. These nodules can occur in groups or be solitary, and they often ulcerate.
Brannaman said owners need to train their horses to yield softly to their humans–including veterinarians–rather than yielding out of fear.
The Eastern tent caterpillar has been implicated as the cause of mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS).
Several issues, including immigration reform and the Race Horse Cost Recovery Act (which would renew a provision that expired at the end of 2013 and place all racehorses on a three-year depreciation schedule as well as other issues), were discussed.
At a March 12, New York racing regulators passed several racehorse health regulations.
Kentucky horsemen March 14 received an overview of impending equine medication changes along with a few tips to avoid headaches when the new regulations take effect later in the spring.
Do you have any suggestions for stopping a horse from pawing while he is eating his grain?
Researchers concluded that a corticosteroid treatment’s desired therapeutic effects could be achieved at lower dosage levels than recommended by the manufacturer and commonly used on racehorses.
Vaccinating your horse against rabies is the best way to help protect him from contracting the invariably fatal disease.
The human and equine ambassadors will represent the organization and help promote retired racehorses in second careers.
World Horse Welfare has become the fourth former FEI associate member to sign a memorandum of understanding with the FEI.
The BLM is seeking research proposals to develop new or improve existing ways of controlling the population growth of wild horses and burros that roam public lands in the West.
The American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) has negotiated the final details in a motion designed to make clear the organization’s condemnation of abuses in international endurance riding competitions.
The whole painful process–deciding when the time has arrived, disposing of remains, dealing with grief–can be made less stressful when everything involved with the euthanasia process is understood and decisions are planned ahead of time.
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