Univ. of Md. Extension Schedules Routine Horse Care Lectures
The Horse Staff
August 12, 2012
The three-part series will cover routine veterinary, farriery, and dental care.
The three-part series will cover routine veterinary, farriery, and dental care.
A biosecurity plan is essential to minimizing the risk of horse pests and diseases, including hendra virus.
Zoledronate appears effective in improving clinical signs associated with bone fragility disorder.
Two horses from Johnson County, Iowa, have tested positive for West Nile virus.
Sometimes you know it’s time: When an older horse in less-than-ideal health suffers a serious bout of colic, euthanasia might be the best option. But what about when it’s not so clear-cut–when continued medical treatment and careful management are options, but the animal’s quality of life could go downhill very quickly.
The 3-year-old unvaccinated filly from Fresno County is recovering, the CDFA said.
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.
Four EEE cases have been confirmed in Dallas County, Ala.
Electing to euthanize is a difficult part of horse ownership, and the hard decisions don’t stop there.
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.
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