Scenes around a high-tech hospital for horses …

Welcome to the blog for the forthcoming book Equine ER: Stories from a Year in the Life in an Equine Veterinary Hospital. The nonfiction book takes place

I’m writing this from my own desk chair, looking at the comfortingly familiar surroundings of my home office. Yes, I’m finally home from the 2008

For those who traveled to Hong Kong for the 2008 Olympic equestrian events, August came in like a lion and is roaring out like a

Includes the following articles: Defending Against Disease Vaccination Essentials: Tetanus, Rabies, and Botulism West Nile Virus: Threat and Response  Encephalitides: The Ever-Present Threat  Controlling Influenza 

Strangles is hardly a new disease, having been recognized as a contagious bacterial problem in horses for centuries. Yet it still remains a troublesome and

In the horse, equine herpesvirus (EHV) is classified into five different strains: EHV-1, EHV-2, EHV-3, EHV-4, and EHV-5. Of these, EHV-1 and EHV-4 are the

Equine influenza is a common respiratory infection. While it affects many horses, it has a low mortality rate; horses generally recover. However, flu can cause

Long before West Nile virus ever reached North American shores, there were two other forms of viral encephalitis (literally, inflammation of the brain) for horse

Of all the medical advances in the past couple of centuries, the one that might be the most remarkable is also the one we’re most