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.
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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.
The fund provides for financial assistance from The Jockey Club to help defray qualifying expenses associated with out-of-competition drug testing programs.
Jumpers’ forelimbs withstand tremendous impact, so the bones of their knees and neighboring ligaments at the upper part of the cannon bone are prone to injury.
Navicular disease, or caudal heel pain, can seem devastating when diagnosed, but treatment options exist and many horses can return to athletic work.
A stimulus/mount mare that is an easy keeper, sound, and reliably attractive and receptive to most stallions, as well as comfortable with her work and easy to handle, is invaluable to a breeding facility, one veterinarian says.
The Animal Health Trust (AHT) Infectious Disease Group received the Sir Colin Spedding Award in recognition of the group’s work on disease research, surveillance, and management.
Despite the offer of a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible, leads in the case have been scant, a law enforcement official said.
A Lane County stable is quarantined after one horse died and four others tested positive for EHV-1.
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