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Equine adventurer, trainer, and author Tik Maynard got the chance to watch a “scenting” horse used for search and rescue in action. Here’s what happens when you let a horse follow her nose.
A genomic study of horses with CIA found the condition is highly heritable. Here’s what else the researchers learned about horses that don’t sweat.
Learn about how rain during harvesting can affect hay quality and whether you should feed rained-on hay to your horses.
Researchers observed feral herd interactions during a three-year study and found effective mare-foal vocal communication seems to help foals survive.
Two fillies with facial fractures went on to high-performance careers after undergoing successful surgeries to repair their sinuses. Veterinarians based the technique on one used to repair human skull fractures.
This is the first genetic variant for hypoparathyroidism identified in any domestic animal species. Testing is now available.
The premises is located in Texas County, Missouri.
The positive test resulted in a voluntary quarantine of the horse’s premises.
The horse, which has survived, was vaccinated prior to showing neurologic signs.
The horses are located in Weber and Utah counties.
The horse’s vaccinations were not current.
All were either unvaccinated or undervaccinated.
The case marks the state’s 14th Eastern equine encephalomyelitis case for 2020.
The 6-year-old mare was humanely euthanized.
TAHC officials are working with the local veterinarian and the horse’s owner to mitigate the disease’s spread.
Vitiligo results in depigmentation of a horse’s skin and might be related to stress or a nutritional deficiency. Research into the condition is limited. Here’s what we know.
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