Late this spring a 23rd stallion in the United States was found to be infected with the Contagious Equine Metritis-causing organism Taylorella equigenitalis, according to a news release from the Office of the (KY) State Veterinarian. This 23rd stallion is located in Wisconsin and is epidemiologically linked to the previous outbreak that traces to a Wisconsin facility, the release stated. Availabl

When shopping for horses at a sale, buyers sometimes ask consignors about the information contained in radiograph reports on the animals instead of hiring a veterinarian to look at the reports in the sale’s repository. But according to the Kentucky Association of Equine Practitioners, such a practice could negatively impact the integrity of the sale process because of the possibility that consigno

Mel was lucky horse No. 400.

The 13-year-old, 13-hand black Paso Fino gelding was recently adopted by a woman in Lincoln, Neb., making him the 400th horse to be adopted via The Horse.

“He left my house on the 14th of May on a Friday night and got there on Sunday evening,” said previous owner Stephanie Snyder of Westminster, Md. She said Mel left Maryland and traveled through Virginia, Tex

Lame and in great discomfort, an 18-year-old Thoroughbred gelding came to Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center barely able to walk. The horse’s problem stemmed from a breakdown of both of his hind limb suspensory ligaments (the ligaments supporting the fetlock joints so they do not drop toward the ground).

By comparing certain riding positions of amateur equestrians and the neck positions of their mounts to the kind of back pain those horses experienced while in the stall, the researchers concluded that how you ride makes a big difference in equine welfare.

Calvin Borel will remain aboard Rachel Alexandra when the reigning Horse of the Year shoots for her first win of the season in the $200,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) June 12 at Churchill Downs. She will face just four rivals in the nine-furlong event.

Majority owner Jess Jackson nominated Rachel Alexandra to four races June 12–the Fleur de Lis, the Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr.

Three horses all on a single premise in Cochise County, Ariz., remain the only horses in the country currently diagnosed with vesicular stomatitis (VS) virus.

VS is a disease that causes blister-like lesions in the mouth and on the dental pad, tongue, lips, nostrils, hooves, prepuce, and teats of livestock in the southwestern United States.

“Arizona hasn’t had a case since 2005,” repor

Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) announced that Dan Rosenberg, owner of Rosenberg Thoroughbred Consulting in Midway, Ky. has been elected president of Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) effective July 1.

Rosenberg replaces Herb Moelis, the co-founder of TCA. Moelis is stepping down as president but will remain on the board of directors.

The elections occurre

Papa John’s International, Inc., the world’s third largest pizza chain, will be the official pizza of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, according to the World Games 2010 Foundation and the Kentucky-based company. As part of the agreement, Papa John’s will assist in feeding thousands of volunteers over the course of the 16-day event and will be the exclusive pizza sold

The Horse Radio Network (HRN) and the United States Para Equestrian Association (USPEA) raised $8,000 during their two-hour Para-Webathon on June 8, according to HRN’s Glenn the Geek.

“We were thrilled with that,” he said, adding that donations are still coming into the USPEA website.

The purpose of the Para-Webathon was to raise money and awareness for th

A horse allegedly stolen from a Kansas breeding ranch last month was discovered dead in a ravine just one-quarter mile from its Ellis County pasture.

The mare’s owners reported the animal missing from the RMH Ranch on May 23 after discovering that a gate leading to the horse’s pasture had been cut. The mare and its newborn foal were among several animals residing in the pa

Top-notch care, increased capacity for colic cases, and state-of-the-art biosecurity to control the spread of infectious disease were the driving forces behind the construction of the 18,540-square-foot James M. Moran Jr. Critical Care Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center (NBC) in Kennett Square.

Although the new 24-stall facility had yet to be stocked

The quarantine at Lone Star Park in Texas was a false alarm.

The quarantine of horses trained by Bret Calhoun, Kevin Favre, and Brian House at Lone Star that was ordered June 4 by the Texas Animal Health Commission was lifted early June 5 after an error was found in the reporting of the original laboratory results that indicated two horses stabled at the track, and a third that re

A Colorado man will serve one year in a work release program for maltreating 17 horses on his Jefferson County ranch.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies seized the animals from their owner, John McCulley, in May 2009 after a tipster reported seeing a downed horse on the property. County animal control officers and a veterinarian deemed the animals emaciated, in need of dental

The Illinois Thoroughbred Horseman’s Association, Arlington Park, and Hawthorne Race Course have agreed to cooperate in a program to provide for the care of retired Thoroughbred racehorses.

The program, which will be operated under the auspices of the Illinois THA and administered by a designated committee of Illinois THA board members,

Behavior Quiz: If you put five breeding stallions together in an open pasture, what do you get? A) the Kentucky Derby, minus the jockeys, B) a new pro basketball team, or C) dramatic chaos?

Believe it or not, according to a new study by a Swiss research team, the answer is D) none of the above. In fact, the scientists, led by Sabrina Briefer, DVM, MSc, researcher at the Swiss National