Riding and Exercising Broodmares
Heather Smith Thomas
September 14, 2012
Is exercise, and sometimes even intense competition, safe for a pregnant mare and her unborn foal?
Is exercise, and sometimes even intense competition, safe for a pregnant mare and her unborn foal?
Understanding broodmares’ nutrient requirements can make developing a feeding program a less daunting task.
Whether traveling to an out-of-state show or a mile away to the park, good equine health care starts at home.
Foals of mares consuming organic selenium had higher blood selenium concentrations than other foals.
Kathryn Smith developed and validated a new real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for equine herpesvirus.
Researchers recently identified links between equine neuroaxonal dystrophy (NAD), nutrition, and genetics.
A recent study suggests anti-inflammatory drugs could reduce the rate of EHV-1 infection in horses.
In May 2011, a stallion undergoing routine testing in Italy for stud purposes tested positive for dourine.
One case of EHV-1 was confirmed at a Douglas County farm in May. The affected horse was euthanized.
One study showed bacteria on stallions’ external genitalia do not appear to affect stallion or mare fertility.
A horse residing on the Lake County farm was euthanized and subsequently tested EHV-1 positive in May.
We have a 19-year-old broodmare that bagged up and developed edema
A Lake County, Ind., boarding facility was quarantined after an equine resident tested positive for EHV-1.
The horse was euthanized after showing severe neurologic signs associated with the disease.
The horses might have been exposed to EHV-1 during the Bucksnort Trail Ride, held April 23-30.
Accurate diagnosis can allow effective treatment of uterine conditions in broodmares to improve fertility.
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