Researchers recently studied the genetics of white leg and face markings, and they’ve learned that these features are the result of complex genetic processes.
View some of the top tweets from Wednesday at the 2013 AAEP Convention.
The Tennessee Walking Horse trainer pleaded not guilty to cruelty charges for allegedly soring horses.
Horses rely far more on chemical messages in the air than on their relatively indistinct eyesight.
The AAEP presented its 2013 Distinguished Service Award to Harry M. Werner, VMD.
The AAEP presented Benjamin Franklin Jr., DVM, with the Distinguished Life Member Award.
Dr. Frank Nickels and Dr. Barrie Grand received Distinguished Educator Awards.
Do you think your horse moves a bit unevenly after a trim? You might be right. Researchers recently showed that while routine farriery care had little influence overall on horses’ movement, horses do show some movement asymmetry after being trimmed.
View some of the top tweets from Tuesday at the 2013 American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Convention.
Of 1,286 voters, 841 (65%) indicated they feed beet pulp to their horses.
Dr. Mark Baus and Dr. Stuart Brown have joined the AAEP board of directors.
Dr. Jeff Blea takes the reins as president while Dr. Kathy Anderson takes over as vice president.
The beneficiaries of the challenge will be horses, donkeys, mules, and their owners in developing countries.
Managing a horse with chronic laminitis is hardly a one-man job. Both veterinarian and farrier expertise is required to rehabilitate and maintain these horses’ feet for the best possible outcome.
Pasture breeding mares is something of a dying art in the equine industry. Yet this technique can bring with it benefits for breeders large and small.
View some of the top tweets from Monday at the 2013 American Association of Equine Practitioners’ Convention.
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