An Arizona couple face multiple animal cruelty charges for allegedly killing a 26-year-old Arabian mare by injecting the animal with a homemade cocktail of pool acid and sodium bicarbonate. The pair are also charged with maltreating a 15-year-old horse.
County Sheriff’s Department Animal Crimes detectives discovered the animals last month when a tipster who was hired to dispos
Because parasite resistance to dewormers is developing in the United States, owners and trainers should deworm less often and only use products they know are effective in their herd, suggested Craig R. Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD, president of East Tennessee Clinical Research, Inc. in Rockwood
In a recent study, Reinemeyer and his colleagues tested whether a resistant strain of Parascari
A bill that would allow horse processing plant development in Tennessee advanced yesterday when members of the state’s House Finance Subcommittee passed it by a slim 7-6 margin. The measure now moves on for full Finance, Ways and Means and Budget Committee consideration.
HB 1428 directs the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to establish licensing, inspection, operational reg
In less than six months, the world’s finest equine athletes will gallop into Kentucky’s Bluegrass region for the most prestigious, global equestrian championships–the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). Alltech’s booth (#C911) the Equine Affaire in Columbus, Ohio, from April 8-11 will provide equine enthusiasts with the opportunity to experience the Alltech FEI Games in pe
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori, a known disease-causing organism in human medicine, does not appear to be important in horses.
In humans, intensive research efforts have revealed that H. pylori can induce chronic gas
For horse owners and others who care for horses, recognizing the differences between what is normal and what is abnormal about them forms the basic foundation for good animal husbandry and veterinary medicine.
A group of wild horse advocates have asked a federal judge to order the return of 1,800 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs to the Calico Mountain Complex range in Nevada. The BLM relocated the horses from the range to holding facilities during a controversial gather earlier this year.
In a brief filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C., March 31 by Atty. Bill Spri
Kip Deville, who survived a near-fatal case of laminitis earlier this year, is resting comfortably at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington after undergoing surgery for his third attack of colic.
“There are no new lesions, and it was a simple procedure,” said owner IEAH president Mike Iavarone. “He continues to amaze everybody with his incredible will to live
Horses at six New Jersey farms remain under quarantine as animal health authorities investigate a possible outbreak of the neurologic form of the Equine equine Herpes herpesvirus.
The Equine Herpes virusherpesvirus can cause respiratory problems especially in young horses, and spontaneous abortions in pregnant mares. The neurologic form of the virus is highly contagious among hors
Once again, the Rolex Kentucky 3-Day Event, this year Presented by Bridgestone, will host a truly international event at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., April 22-25. The Rolex Kentucky 3-Day Event, part of the HSBC FEI Classics Series, attracts many of the world’s best horses and riders as they vie for their share of $250,000 in prize money.
Enhancing this year’
More than 500 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “What steps is your barn taking to stay “green” or eco-friendly?”
The care and nutrition of competition horses will be the focus of this year’s Kentucky Equine Research (KER) Nutrition Conference, held this year on April 26-27 in Lexington, Ky.
The theme of this year’s conference, “Feeding and Veterinary Management of the Sport Horse,” is particularly relevant as Kentucky prepares for the World Equestrian Games, to be held in L
A judge has declined to discard evidence in the case of an Ohio woman charged with maltreating more than 40 Arabian horses at her Ottawa County farm.
Animal welfare authorities from the Humane Society of Ottawa County seized 36 allegedly maltreated horses from an Oak Harbor farm in January. Farm operator Robin Vess was subsequently charged with 42 counts of second degree misdemean
A team of veterinary researchers in the United Kingdom recently reviewed the use and results of homeopathy for equine ailments including arthritis, headshaking, laminitis, and more.
“Homeopathy is a 200-year-old therapeutic meth
Those who have worked with different breeds of horses almost always have their opinion as to basic temperament and behavioral characteristics of certain breeds.
Income plays a significant role in how owners use their horses, according to a recent survey.
The findings are part of the American Horse Publications nationwide online survey, conducted from Oct. 15, 2009, to Jan. 31, 2010, which re
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