As investigators began to ask questions about the cause of a Labor Day fire that destroyed four barns located near Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, the official number of horses that died increased to 29. Initial reports placed the number of deaths at 27, but two more were added as cleanup began at the scene, the Journal-News in Martinsburg, W.V., reported. The

Modern saddles provide new options for tree type, with the goal of sparing a horse pain from localized saddle pressure. But new Swiss research suggests that, at least when a horse trots, tree type makes little difference in pressure distribution along the horse’s back.

More than 440 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Where do you get most of your deworming information?”

More than 40 of the 80 horses removed from a Kansas equine rescue in July are available for placement in new permanent homes. Sheriff’s deputies and veterinarians removed the horses from the Winding Road Equine Rescue and Retirement facility on July

This Labor Day weekend 393 veterinary students attended the eighth annual Opportunities in Equine Practice Seminar (OEPS) held in Lexington, Ky. The seminar hosted third-year veterinary student chapters of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) from 35 schools spanning the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Thirty-seven equine veterinary practices from acro

Some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at low therapeutic levels might be helpful for horses with inflammation between competitions, so clearer and more current information is needed about detection times for anti-doping testing, according to a Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) committee. This committee–the FEI List Group–maintains the official list of controlled and prohibit

Equine infectious anemia (EIA) has been detected in a horse in Northumberland following importation from the Netherlands, the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra)confirmed Sept. 7.

I have just had two sale horses diagnosed with Grade 2 ulcers. Considering the frequency of serious ulcers in performance horses and the cost of treatment, has anyone come up with any more affordable alternatives?

What do healthy horses and healthy fish have in common? More than you think. Conservation Authorities across Ontario, typically develop big picture aquatic resource management plans for local watersheds that identify what they and private landowners alike need to do to improve the health of local land and water resources. This plan provides a foundation upon which to make environmentally sou

Parades are exciting. Children are delighted at all the sights, sounds, and the opportunity to do something different. Parents are lulled into peaceful reverie by the distraction the winding procession creates for their offspring. Organizers are frazzled by the last minute changes, conflicts, and inevitable problems. Participants, both human and animal, are energized and sometimes agitated b

There’s a new term that describes the actions of our horses in response to our unclear cues or handling: “conflict behavior.” Horses showing conflict behavior might buck, rear, toss their heads, gape their mouths, or try to escape their handlers, to name a few examples, and they might get labeled with adjectives such as “stubborn” or “naughty.”

Leading Thoroughbred sprinter Majesticperfection suffered a condylar fracture in his right foreleg during a workout Sept. 6, according to Daily Racing Form. The Form said the injury to the 4-year-old son of Harlan's Holiday, trained by Steve Asmussen for Padua Stables, could threaten his career.

The winner of five of six starts, Majesticperfection set a track record of 1

The University of Guelph has received $2 million from the E.P. Taylor Equine Research Fund to support clinical research in the health and performance of racehorses. The announcement was made Aug. 27 during the second annual Equi-Challenge, which brings together some of Canada’s most notable equestrians. “This generous gift is an investment in the future of the equine indu

The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Pesticide General Permit, with plans to implement the regulation in April, 2011. The proposed regulations would affect any applicators who apply pesticides to, near, or above water.

Researchers measured the way muscle genes are switched on and off when a Thoroughbred exercises and found that these genes work together to adapt to exercise training. “As any trainer knows, different muscles respond and adapt to training in different ways,” said Beatrice A. McGivney, PhD, of the University of Dublin in Ireland. “A person who is a long distance runn

David Allen and Heather Shatz, animal science majors in the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program (RTIP), have been awarded The Jockey Club Jack Goodman Scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year, it was jointly announced today by Matt Iuliano, executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club, and Doug Reed, director of the Race Track Industry Program.