Imagine sustaining a fracture or undergoing orthopedic surgery and being prescribed a drug that helps control pain and inflammation. This medication is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). But there is a catch: the drug that helps control your pain inhibits bone healing.

A horse died Nov. 23 after a fall in the show jumping phase in the modern pentathlon competition at the 2010 Asian Games, which are currently under way in Guangzhou, China.

The Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) Board of Directors welcomed new and returning board members on Nov. 8 following elections at the annual membership meeting held in Lexington, Ky.

According to a press release from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, department animal health officials are investigating a case of equine herpesvirus (EHV) that prompted a quarantine of one barn at Finger Lakes Racetrack, located in Farmington, N.Y.

The Kentucky Equine Management Internship (KEMI) program will benefit from the sale of the Horse Mania 2010 horse “Cloisonneigh”, which was sponsored by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, at the Dec. 3 Keeneland Sales Pavilion auction.

Neurologic signs observed in horses undergoing treatment with the commonly used antibiotic combination of trimethoprim (TMP) and sulfonamide have prompted researchers to warn veterinarians and owners about this potential side effect. They also recommend that veterinarians report potential adverse drug reactions (AEs, or adverse events).

Nearly 900 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, ” How do you keep your horses’ water in the barn from freezing during the winter?”

The University of California, Davis, has announced the appointment of K. Gary Magdesian, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, ACVCP, chief of neonatology and critical care at the university’s, William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, as the the Roberta A. and Carla Henry Endowed Chair in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. Magdesian is the first to hold this honor, which was made

Mike Repole, owner of this year’s Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Uncle Mo, is donating a portion of the colt’s earnings from the World Championship race to support five equine retirement organizations.

In past years Gary’s Good Grub has been a popular online feature among American Association of Equine Practitioners convention-goers. This year Gary solicited the help of local Maryland diner Nick to help him compile his list of good eats. Gary and Nick hope all attendees of the 2010 AAEP convention in Baltimore enjoy their restaurant recommendations!

The University of Louisville, Ky., College of Business has recently undertaken a $3.38 million expansion project that will benefit the school’s equine business education program. The university is in the process of constructing an addition to its current business college that will house the Equine Industry Program.

Beginning with the 2011 ride year the North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC) will allow in competition all hoof boots designed for sole protection.

Whether they work in an exclusively equine practice or a mixed-practice setting, veterinarians attending the 2011 North American Veterinary Conference will encounter a program devoted to their specific interests, note the organizers of the event, which will take place Jan. 15-19 in Orlando, Fla. The five-day equine program includes a variety of world-class speakers and topics, with most days …

The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) Operation Gelding program continues to enjoy success as participation has spread across the United States. The program is designed to offer funding assistance to organizations, associations, and events that wish to conduct a public gelding clinic under the name and guidelines of Operation Gelding.