The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has revised its National Veterinary Accreditation Program. The changes will strengthen animal health safeguarding activities and increase the training and skills of accredited veterinarians in disease prevention and preparedness for animal health emergencies.

The United States depends extensively on accredited veter

The University of California, Davis, received almost $622 million in research funds in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2009. The total is a record for the campus and the fifth consecutive year that research funds have topped a half-billion dollars.

These funds include $71,476,448 for the School of Veterinary Medicine. The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences also

While many racing fans were hoping Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta would square off in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, prominent equine surgeon Larry Bramlage, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, said recently that Rachel Alexandra’s connections did the right thing when they ended her 2009 campaign following the 3-year-old filly’s Sept. 5 victory by a head over Macho Again in the Woodford Stak

Wondering about equine piroplasmosis? Peter J. Timoney, FRCVS, PhD, of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center, covered the basics of the disease in a new video interview on TheHorse.com.

As of Dec. 14 the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had reported 351 horses positive for Theileria equi.

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will host its 12th annual Resort Symposium Jan. 24-26, 2010, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The focus of this year’s Resort Symposium is equine performance evaluation, lameness, and neurological disease.

Understanding Your Horse’s Weight is a practical guide to maintaining your horse’s optimum weight and body condition. Written in an easy-to-understand style, the book takes readers through the step-by-step process of determining whether they have an overweight horse and discusses the best practices for correcting the problem. It also offers insight into the equine diseases linked to obesity.

The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) is implementing a drug testing and show processing fee that will go into effect January 1, 2010. Starting with shows in January, show management will begin collecting a $5 per horse per show fee that will go toward increasing the breadth and depth of drug testing and the development of a stewards program.

For more than 40 years, AQHA&#

Zenyatta might be retired, but she remains the gift that keeps on giving. Through her memorabilia and her “Moneigh” paintings she has contributed to such worthy charitable organizations as the Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER), the Racetrack Chaplaincy, and Re-Run.

“We are having so much fun with her before she leaves for Kentucky

Seven stars of equestrian sport have each been named recipients of one of seven different competitive trophies awarded during the United States Equestrian Federation’s Pegasus Awards on January 16 at the Downtown Marriot in Louisville, Ky.

One of these seven award winners will be named the overall Equestrian of the Year.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is investigating the deaths of six wild mustangs. Agency helicopter pilots found the animals’ carcasses earlier this month during a scheduled round-up of mustangs from a remote area along the Nevada-California border.

Five of the horses appear to have sustained gunshot wounds. The cause of the sixth horse’s death is still undetermined, s

The New York Racing Association (NYRA) has a new anti-slaughter policy, which states that any horse owner or trainer stabled at a NYRA track found to have directly or indirectly sold a horse for slaughter will have his or her stalls permanently revoked, according to NYRA.com.

About 30% of lameness in horses is associated with foot problems, yet little research focuses on the biomechanics and function of the equine hoof. Researchers recently found slight differences in horses’ hooves following exercise.

They believed the exercise would increase blood flow to the hoof, which would accelerate growth and change the hoof wall and shape.

Excellence in equestrian sport does not come easy. It takes an amazing sense of dedication, incredible skill, and a courageous heart. In 2009, five horses (and their riders, drivers, and handlers) have shown the world exactly those qualities. For each of them, their hard work and brilliant talent has garnered them a nomination for the United States Equestrian Federation’s highest honor b

Authorities now say two miniature horses have died in a fire that consumed a southwestern Ohio raceway barn last weekend, bringing to 45 the number of horses killed along with two men.

The blaze early Dec. 5 at Lebanon Raceway is still under investigation. Authorities have ruled out arson, but they said Tuesday it could be weeks before they complete their investigation into the ca

It seems impossible to think that a little more than four months ago Kip Deville, the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Mile victor and four-time grade I winner, was in seemingly fine health and competing in a graded stakes race at Saratoga.

Now, the 6-year-old son of Kipling–the horse that put prominent Thoroughbred owners IEAH Stables on the map–is fighting for his life. And unfortunatel