Upright Foals
Thomas C. Bohanon, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
March 1, 2007
Some foals sharing the same sire are all walking on their tiptoes and are very upright. Is this genetic?
Horse breeding from planning through foal care
Some foals sharing the same sire are all walking on their tiptoes and are very upright. Is this genetic?
The Maryland Department of Agriculture yesterday (Feb. 28) received the final outstanding equine herpesvirus-1 negative test results taken last week, for a total of 30 negative tests. As a result of this negative test, a total of 10 of the 13
State officials have cancelled all public horse sales and auctions throughout Virginia. The move is part of continuing efforts to stop the spread of the highly contagious equine herpesvirus. It remains in effect through Monday.
Last week
If a barn full of people were asked their opinion about breeding a mare during foal heat, a barn full of opinions would result. This topic has been controversial for a long time. There is debate about whether it is harmful to a mare’s health,
A group of veterinarians gathered at the Land O’ Lakes Purina Mills headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., last fall to participate in discussions on subjects that ranged from Cushing’s disease to proper nutrition for horses young and old. Nicholas Frank,
I have a maiden mare that has been bred twice. She bled both times. What would cause this? A tear?
The status of Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has not changed since Monday, Feb. 26. The state-imposed quarantine is still in effect.
Two of the four horses with neurologic signs have had a positive test for equine
A press release from Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center at 5:29 p.m. today (February 28) stated that four horses being held in the Biosafety Level 2 isolation unit at the Equine Medical Center are in stable condition after
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has received test results taken last week from 13 Maryland horses involved in the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) situation in Maryland and Virginia. Twelve of the test results were negative, resulting in
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced that a horse from a farm in Fauquier County tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1). This horse had been admitted to the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) today (Feb. 27) at 5:20 p.m. announced that test results taken last week from 16 more Maryland horses involved in the equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) situation in Maryland and Virginia, for a total of 28
Three counties and Quantico Marine Base have been added to a horse quarantine because of a suspected infection of the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus (EHV), officials said Friday (Feb. 23).
The quarantine involves 175 horses and includes
Over 300 equestrians went bowling Feb. 18 for the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation’s Emergency Relief Fund at Greenacres Bowl in Lake Worth, Fla.
When the evening was over approximately $60,000 was raised for the AHJF’s Emergency Relief
Smarty Jones, starting his third season at stud, has been successfully treated for a minor temporary blockage in his reproductive tract and has returned to normal breeding activity.
Dan Rosenberg, president of Robert Clay’s Three Chimneys Farm
A release from the Maryland Department of Agriculture at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, noted that, “As of today there are five new facilities of interest (for equine herpesvirus type 1), for a total of 13, under hold orders based on new information
Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center will be holding an informational meeting for clients concerning the suspected EHV-1 infection from 7:00 pm. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, February 26, at the Best Western Leesburg-Dulles (726
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