Identifying Thoroughbreds
Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director
October 3, 2019
Do you own an off-track-Thoroughbred who’s lost his papers and name? Here are tips on finding out his identity and racing history.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Do you own an off-track-Thoroughbred who’s lost his papers and name? Here are tips on finding out his identity and racing history.
Over the past six years, the Thoroughbred Makeover has grown from a breed showcase to a world-class competition. Join us as we learn about the program’s evolution and how it’s help rev the market for OTTBs.
Taking a horse from a sedentary state to active working fitness can be a form of rehabilitation. However, there’s no one-size-fits-all program. Learn how to safely transition your horse into an exercise program.
The 15th horse in the state has succumbed to the deadly mosquito-borne brain inflammation this year.
Patience and perseverance are key for bringing off-track Thoroughbreds back from injuries sustained post-racing.
The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care‘s managing editor and lifelong Warmblood owner shares her experience training her first OTTB for the Thoroughbred Makeover. Here’s what she has learned.
The case marks the fourth New London County horse confirmed EEE-positive in September.
Arrival exams will include an assessment of body condition score and vital signs, examination for lameness at the walk, and a scan for a microchip.
The agency reports three states have been released from VSV quarantine.
The funding will help veterinary scientists improve these large animals’ well-being by preventing and treating health challenges such as equine herpesvirus, strangles, and fungal infection.
A listener asks about her horse’s anemia, and Dr. Bryan Waldridge explains the causes and what it means.
A zooarchaeologist presented a brief history of how horses and humans have coexisted and interacted over the the millennia at the International Society of Equitation Science convention.
Some horses readily express their discomfort. Others are quieter. Learn to look for subtle signs of pain in your horse.
Scientists and handlers use a large range of methods and opinions when interpreting equine behavior. A researcher from New Zealand calls for a standard.
The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has a new system that allows lab personnel to reliably identify bacteria within a day.
Although the researchers saw no effect of starch source on fecal bacteria in broodmares, parturition did appear to alter the hindgut microbiota.
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