
Weed of the Month: Red Maple
Red maple is a valued landscaping tree in the eastern United States and Canada but is also toxic to horses.

Red maple is a valued landscaping tree in the eastern United States and Canada but is also toxic to horses.

Complicated and emerging equine skin disorders do exist, but they are rare, according to one researcher.
Local equine-industry leaders will examine how the horse influenced their personal leadership development
Zenyatta, 2010 Horse of the Year, will be bred this year to Gainesway Farm stallion Tapit for a 2013 foal.
BLM will spend $300,000 on 12 projects to improve conditions where wild horses and burros reside.

Vets examined upper airway obstruction in horses being ridden and when displaying “normal” head carriage.
Yun Young Go completed her PhD at the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center.

The UK Equine Showcase held Jan. 20 focused on young horse health. Topics included deworming, infectious disease, passive immunity, and vaccination strategies for the foal.
Enrollment is now open for the University of Kentucky’s Pasture Evaluation Program
Fourth edition of “World Rules for Equine Drug Testing and Therapeutic Medication Regulation” released.
The public can address the Advisory Board during the meeting on April 24, at 10:45 a.m., local time.

Even when NSAIDs are used appropriately, the drugs can still prove damaging to the patient.
A recent recall of horse feed contaminated with the ionophore antibiotic monensin has prompted many questions.
Group discussed horse rescue, retirement, and rehab facility certification and welfare complaint stats.
Proposed Tennessee bill could make challenges to horse-processing plant development costly.
A public open house is scheduled for April 28, from noon to 3 p.m. at the equine rehabilitation center.
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