Equine victims of abuse, neglect, and abandonment will be the stars at the second annual Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge. The Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society in College Station, Texas, is hosting the challenge to showcase the talents of its many rescues horses. “Many people believe rescue horses are used up or somehow damaged,” said Jennifer Williams, preside

In the wake of a euthanized horse testing positive for the Hendra virus in Queensland, Australia, 11 people are being tested for the disease. Six had reportedly cleared the preliminary test May 21, and all are expected to test negative.

Ron Glanville, BSc, BVSc, MVS, chief veterinary officer for Biosecurity Queensland, confirmed that a horse in Tewantin on the Sunshine Coast was e

Law enforcement authorities in Warren County, Ohio, are seeking the owner of two horses discovered standing on a roadside in Washington Township last month.

Sheriff’s deputies discovered the sorrel riding horse and a brown and white spotted miniature horse standing along US Route 22 near Clarksville Road on April 12. Both animals were in good condition when they were found, sa

Horse owners along the border states of Mexico should make sure that their horses are vaccinated against equine influenza virus (EIV) because the virus is prevalent in that country, according to new research.

Unfortunately, germs know no boundaries, and vaccination is not routinely done in some areas of Mexico, according to Bradley J. Blitvich, PhD, of Iowa State University in Ame

In one of a horse owner's worst nightmares, a front tire blowout in a pickup truck has left five family members in the vehicle split up

The state government of Queensland, Australia, along with the Australian federal government, has pledged $600,000 of funding towards research on a Hendra virus vaccine for horses, according to the Brisbane Times.

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The University of Kentucky hosted seven international travelers in May. Students from the Master of Equine Science and Business Program, a partnership between UK and the University of Caen Lower Normandy, France, spent several weeks learning about the American horse industry in the horse capital of the world.

At long last, evidence supporting a link between the equine tapeworm Anoplocephala perfoliata and colic in horses was identified by a group of Italian researchers from the Universita degli Studi di Perugia.

Earlier thought held that A. perfoliata did not actually cause disease in horses, but that the parasites were simply an incidental finding in horses’ guts

The Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine, a part of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, will partner with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) to create new opportunities to help veterinary students who seek research-oriented careers focused on laboratory investigations and animal disease surveillance.

Canada’s inaugural Outdoor Equine Expo, scheduled for June 4-7, will target all horse owners in the Ontario area, from elite professionals to young riders. The all-breeds and all-discipline event will be held at the Arkell Research Station, part of the University of Guelph’s network of research facilities across Ontario. Admission on June 4 is free, with doors opening at 2 p.m.

Breeding colorful horses, especially with various white markings, seems to breed good business without raising significant health concerns, according to Swiss researchers. Representing the primary breed of the Swiss national stud, 974 Franche-Montagne horses were evaluated for the effects of their colors and white markings on their health and marketability. Breeders and buyers wer

Citing a “failure to recognize” bad acts and a “lack of remorse,” Judge George J. Pulver Jr. on May 18 handed down the maximum possible sentence to prominent Thoroughbred owner and breeder Ernest Paragallo. Convicted on 33 counts of animal neglect, a Class A misdemeanor, Paragallo was sentenced to two years in jail and ordered to pay fines totaling $33,000 ($1,000 for eac

One case of Hendra virus has been confirmed, while an exposed horse has tested negative for the disease in Queensland, Australia. Biosecurity Queensland confirmed the case May 20 and on May 21 reported initial negative tests for the second horse.

The first horse showed acute neurological signs and upon veterinary examination exhibited normal respiratory and heart rates, but was fo

The U.S. Equestrian Federation National Open Reining Championship and official United States Equestrian Team Selection Trial for the Adequan U.S. Reining Team will take place July 10 during the Battle in the Saddle at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City.

The Battle in the Saddle special reining event will decide who qualifies to represent the US in competition at the 2010 Alltech FEI

Rescued horses and equine movie stars, along with dozens of clinics and demonstrations, will make for a family-friendly Memorial Weekend at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

The horse stars of the Disney movies Hidalgo and soon-to-be released Secretariat will perform at Northeast Equine Expo at Belmont Park, May 29-30.

Secretariat is based on a true stor