This spring, the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) vaccinated 1,600 unwanted horses against critical equine diseases. Established in December 2008, UHVRC provides qualifying equine rescue and retirement facilities with complimentary equine vaccines for horses in their care. To date, more than 4,000 horses across the United States have received vaccines through the program.

A Nevada woman is seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from completing the July 10 gather of 1,200 mustangs from the Owyhee complex in northern Elko County until mid-August, after most foals in the herd are born. At the start of the gather, agency personnel used helicopters to drive 228 animals off Owyhee, Rock Creek, and Little Humb

Very high doses of vitamin E appear to benefit older horses’ immune systems and could be an inexpensive means of battling “immunosenescence”–the decline in immune function because of the aging process.

The hottest ticket in town just got hotter. Ticket prices for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), to be held Sept. 25 – Oct. 10 in Lexington, Ky., have been temporarily lowered in an effort to boost sales, according to Kentucky.com.

The New York woman facing 10 animal cruelty counts for allegedly maltreating horses and other animals at her East Aurora farm is now facing multiple new charges.

In March, officials from the SPCA Serving Erie county removed 73 horses and numerous dogs and cats from the property owned by farm operator Beth Hoskins. Erie District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III later charged Hoskins wi

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following drivers to the Nominated Entry for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. From this group the Definite Entry (Team and Individuals) will be named to represent the United States in the Four-in-Hand Driving Championships. The Nominated Entry:

Jim Fairclough, 51, from Newtown, N.J.

Horse owners still have an opportunity for a free gastroscopy exam of their horse at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital during the July 15 Merial Animal Health gastroscopy seminar. Merial conducts Gastroscopy seminars throughout the year at equine veterinary practices nationwide providing horse owners with the diagnostic examination for their horse at no charge with medication purchase requir

Cryozootech has announced the birth of a clone of top show jumping gelding Top Gun La Silla on March 16. Top Gun La Silla, a Hanoverian gelding born in 1982, was an international grand prix show jumping champion ridden by Dutch rider Jan Tops from 1991 to 1998 to many podiums. He was an Olympic gold medalist for the Dutch team and a European champion before his retirement in 1999. In 2005 the gel

In horses requiring skin grafts to enhance wound healing, split-thickness grafts are typically used, according to Ferenc Toth, DVM, PhD, of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville; however, full-thickness grafts provide a better cosmetic appearance, which is why they usually are used to cover human facial wounds.

If a horse has a wound, the body tries to repair the damage by form

More than 830 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What precautions do you take during hot weather when riding your horse?”

A growing network of horse rescue operations, anti-slaughter policies at racetracks, and other industry equine welfare initiatives have taken root in Thoroughbred racing, but keeping track of where horses go when they’re finished racing remains a serious challenge. Volunteers do a lot of the work developing contacts at tracks and looking out for horses before they are shippe

Belmont Stakes winner Drosselmeyer has been taken out of training indefinitely with an ankle problem that trainer Bill Mott said likely will keep the colt out for the remainder of the year.

The problem was discovered after Drosselmeyer breezed a half-mile in :49 2/5 at Bemont on July 4.

“He was doing fine and we breezed him last Sunday and he came back a little stiff, kind of shuffly,

Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) show jumping horse candidate Crelido, ridden by Michael Morrissey (USA), was abused during a WEG-qualifying event when he was “excessively whipped,” and Morrissey has hence been disqualified, according to the statement of the final decision of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) Tribunal.

Team USA was set July 10 during the Adequan/USEF Open Reining Championships at the AQHA Battle in the Saddle in Oklahoma City, OK. The competition was also the selection trial for the United States Reining Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). Placings were based on a two-go-round composite score with the top four horse-and-rider combinations earning spots on

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new effort to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily provide public access to their land for outdoor activities, including horseback riding.