A Dozen Horses Perish in Alabama Barn Fire
Fire investigators are blaming a lightning strike for a barn fire that killed 12 horses.
Fire investigators are blaming a lightning strike for a barn fire that killed 12 horses.

Champion Irish racehorse St Nicholas Abbey died the morning of Jan. 14 due to complications from colic.

Of the 2,580 respondents, 951 (37%) said that they would ride in a western saddle.
William True Baker, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, joined the practice as a surgeon at the Davidson Surgery Center.

Several favorable tax provisions the horse industry enjoyed in 2013 have reverted to lower levels or expired.

Researchers are striving to better understand the balance between tolerable and excessive bone damage.

Scott Palmer, VMD, Dipl. AVBP, will oversee the health and safety of horses at all New York state racetracks.
This rare, chronic wasting disease is characterized by development of granulomas in numerous organs.

Get helpful information for navigating the crowded field of performance-horse medications.

Is it common for horses to respond differently to different people in the same situation?
The quarantine of two barns began in early November 2013 when a horse tested positive for EHV-1.

A horse at the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md., is in quarantine with a suspected case of EHV-1.

Horses in excessively wet or muddy environments are at greater risk of getting scratches.
Confirmed diseases included CEM, strangles, influenza, EHV, ehrlichiosis, rotavirus, salmonellosis, and more.
The University of Edinburgh is offering a free online equine nutrition course through coursera.org.

When in their early stages, melanomas are small and can seem insignificant, but many are extremely invasive.
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