Operation Gelding Program Ends Summer with Four Clinics
The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s Operation Gelding program has aided in the gelding of 489 stallions to date.
The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s Operation Gelding program has aided in the gelding of 489 stallions to date.
Equine Guelph is seeking horse owner participation in a survey about colic management practices.

Study shows this treatment for mild osteoarthritis has longer lasting effects than previously thought.
The affected horse was not vaccinated against WNV and has since been euthanized.
All three confirmed WNV cases were unvaccinated, the CDFA reported.

Electing to euthanize is a difficult part of horse ownership, and the hard decisions don’t stop there.
Four EEE cases have been confirmed in Dallas County, Ala.

A look at what it really costs to own a horse besides the initial purchase price.

Vaccination reduces horses’ risk of contracting tetanus and botulism, two often-fatal diseases.
The 2-year-old unvaccinated filly began displaying severe neurologic signs was euthanized.
The 8-year-old gelding, who became sick and died on July 23, had no vaccination history.
Horse owners in many parts of the United States already deal with concerns of blister beetles in alfalfa hay as part of their everyday regimen.

With no end to the drought and heat in sight, owners might have to rethink what they feed their horses.

Researchers recently identified links between equine neuroaxonal dystrophy (NAD), nutrition, and genetics.
Eight West Nile virus and 10 Eastern equine encephalitis cases have been confirmed in Louisiana this year.

When a horse shows signs of illness or lameness, the cause is not always clear-cut.
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