The chairman of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) issued a statement March 29, saying that the organization takes responsibility for retired horses that previously have been rejected by other organizations and reiterated previous criticism
Now more than two weeks after the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, the equine industry in the country is beginning to rebuild. New details continue to surface about the extent of the damage, but the industry as a whole is
Mandi Lopez, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, has received one of 17 research grants from the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation for her project, “Equine Bone Regeneration with
A variety of equine conditions can present with clinical signs that include colic pain, fever, decreased appetite, and weight loss. Similar signs occur with abdominal abscesses, making them challenging to diagnose. At the 2010 American Association of
Last week a federal court judge in Tennessee, U.S. Magistrate Judge William B. Mitchell Carter, set May 31 as the trial date for a Spotted Saddle Horse trainer and two other individuals accused of violating the Horse Protection Act (HPA). The act
More than 540 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you ‘spring clean’ your farm?”
The outgoing and incoming leaders of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) called for a five-year phase-out of equine medication from horse racing March 28. Outgoing RCI chairman Dan Hartman of the Colorado Racing Commission
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking new proposals from private-sector individuals and organizations interested in developing eco-sanctuaries for wild horses and burros on combined private and public lands located within herd management
The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) board of directors elected Corey Johnsen March 29 to serve as its chairman of the board. Johnsen replaces former Kentucky governor Brereton C. Jones, who resigned earlier this month. Johnsen, a resident of
Zenyatta, last year’s Horse of the Year for Jerry and Ann Moss, is no longer in foal. She was bred to Bernardini Feb. 23 at Darley near Lexington.
Last week a federal court judge in Tennessee, U.S. Magistrate Judge William B. Mitchell Carter, set May 31 as the trial date for a Spotted Saddle Horse trainer and two other individuals accused of violating the Horse Protection Act (HPA). The act prohibits “soring,” the deliberate injury of a horse’s feet and legs to achieve a high-stepping gait.
On April 5 the University of Pennsylvania’s (UPenn) New Bolton Center will present “Wound Care: The Big, the Bad, the Ugly.” The lecture is part of the First Tuesdays Lecture Series at UPenn’s School of Veterinary Medicine at New Bolton Center.
When a veterinarian suspects a horse’s joint is infected, but it is not practical or feasible to obtain a joint fluid sample, he or she should consider using ultrasound to image the joint. Alex Young, BVSc, of the University of California, Davis’
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM). “The additional testing added to our existing import
Law enforcement authorities in Fremont County, Wyo., are seeking whoever is responsible for shooting a rodeo horse used by a local college. The horse was discovered dead in its pasture earlier this month. The animal had sustained a gunshot wound to
The number of equine deaths caused by African horse sickness (AHS) in South Africa’s Western Cape has risen to 24, according to a report from the South African-based news website Eye Witness News. Authorities announced March 28 that in the previous
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