An ongoing spring outbreak of atypical myopathy has caused a reported 47 cases in Europe to date, according to an alert group led by Belgian researchers.

Reports of new cases continue to stream into the data being collected by the Atypical Myopathy Alert Group (AMAG) at the University of Liége, according to Gaby van Galen, DVM, MSc, Dipl. ECEIM, one of the group’s two p

An equine veterinarian representing the “On Call” program of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will assist NBC Sports and ESPN with horse-health information during the April 30 and May 1 live racing telecasts at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Equine surgeon Larry Bramlage, DVM, MS, will be on hand to provide timely health reports to the media regarding the

WinStar Farm’s Endorsement has a non-displaced right front condylar fracture and will not be entered for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.

According to Dr. Bo Landry, who radiographed Endorsement following his work, arrangements are currently being made to ship the colt out for surgery. He is expected to be out three to six months.

“We’re making

Two Nevada men facing federal charges in connection with the shooting deaths of five Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs at the Buckhorn Management Area in November pleaded not guilty to the charges during an appearance in U.S. District Court in Reno, Nev., on April 27.

BLM helicopter pilots discovered the animals’ carcasses in December during a scheduled roundup of musta

Morning-line favorite Lookin At Lucky drew post 1 for the May 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands during the post position draw Wednesday afternoon at Churchill Downs.

Post 1, while it hasn’t produced a winner since Ferdinand in 1986, has the most wins in the Kentucky Derby, along with post 5, since 1900.

Lookin At Lucky was made the 3-1 favorite by Churchill

A 19-year-old Clydesdale recently helped England’s Forestry Commission haul logs out of Rockingham Forest with minimal damage to nearby trees and plants. Instead of using machinery, which would have cut a wider swath through the forest, the horse hauled out logs as part of planned tree felling to give younger trees a better chance to grow.

The horse, named Silent, moved more than 100 logs in

The American Horse Council’s Legislative Director Ben Pendergrass participated in the April 16 White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors held at the U.S. Department of the Interior.

The conference focused on the challenges, opportunities, and innovations surrounding modern-day land conservation and the importance of reconnecting Americans and American families to the outdoors. Conse

More than 530 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Was West Nile virus a threat in your area last year? If so, where do you live?”

The city of Hardin, Mont., will not be a site for horse processing plant development, thanks to an ordinance that forbids the location of high-volume slaughter operations within the city limits. The Hardin City Council passed the ordinance last month. It went into effect April 16.

The ordinance amends the city’s zoning code to prohibit the development of any slaughter facility

Researchers trying to find alternatives to control strongyles, which are developing resistance to current dewormers, are looking at a fungus to control strongyles environmentally.

“Due to the emergence of anthelminthic resistance of the worms in horses, current treatments have not been fully effective,” said Juliana Milani Araujo, MSc, of Universidad Federal de Vicosa in

The cloned foal of 10-goaler Mariano Aguerre’s famed gelding, Califa, was born April 22, making him the first cloned polo pony in the world. The bay colt is an intact stallion genetically identical to Califa.

Aguerre has not settled on a name for the colt yet, but already has big plans for him. The colt will be able pass along Califa’s genetics as a stallion, an opportunit

When a yearling is separated for a few days from other horses for practical reasons, it’s a great opportunity to get in some good quality training with that youngster, according to a new study by French equine behavior researchers.

Yearling colts and fillies housed in individual stalls over a period of 11 days were easier to train to walk and back up on command than their coun

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) urges all horse owners to ask their veterinarians for West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) vaccination recommendations for their animals. An increased number of EEE cases occurred in Virginia in 2009, but the number of equine WNV cases dropped in comparison to the last couple of years. State officials are c

Children with autism between 7 and 12 showed improved cognition, communication, and motivation after participating in specific equine-assisted activities (EAA), according to a recently completed study. The research shows that riding, grooming, and interacting with horses had a noticeable, positive effect on study participants.

Margaret M. Bass, PhD, and Maria Llabre, PhD, focused on the impa

Owner John Greathouse and trainer Todd Pletcher confirmed Monday morning that star filly Devil May Care will be entered only in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and not cross-entered in Friday’s Kentucky Oaks.

Devil May Care will be ridden by regular rider John Velazquez. Velazquez was originally slated to ride Eskendereya, but the colt was withdrawn from

ReRun, a nonprofit Thoroughbred adoption program, is currently holding its spring auction of Moneigh paintings on eBay. The 30 paintings are created by famous equine artists such as Zenyatta, Life is Sweet, Cigar, Funny Cide, Evening Attire, Da Hoss, and others using their muzzles, whiskers, hoofs, and tails. Funny Cide and Cigar actually paint by holding a paintbrush in their mouths.

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