UF’s 2012 Healthy Horses Conference Scheduled for April 28
Topics will include an equine herpesvirus update, rehabilitating lameness injuries, and preventative care.
How to care for the basic health needs of horses
Topics will include an equine herpesvirus update, rehabilitating lameness injuries, and preventative care.
The groups contend drugs administered during the horses’ lives make them unsuitable for human consumption.
Broad adoption of the new medication policies hinges on action by regulators in all racing jurisdictions.

Delayed wound closure involves suturing wounds four to five days after injury.
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital will open a satellite ambulatory division in upstate New York effective April 1.
The database will include information about racehorse deaths, injuries, and incidents in New York.

Equine wounds need to be managed carefully to prevent the development of exuberant granulation tissue.
The change comes several months after the FDA approved a pergolide mesylate tablet for use in horses.
Comments on the preliminary code of standards for aftercare organizations will be accepted through April 2.
West Nile is spread by mosquitoes, which thrive in the warm, wet conditions some have experienced recently.
Perform basic, yet essential, maintenance on horse trailers to ensure horse and human safety.
In the wake of a March 25 New York Times report, Udall renewed his call for safety and integrity regulation.

Researchers are testing a ‘cancer vaccine’ to determine if it might be a viable equine treatment option.
McConnell is not allowed to train client horses while awaiting his trial for alleged HPA violations.

Horse owners benefit from an understanding what goes on in a horse’s brain, according to one veterinarian.
Zenyatta, 2010 Horse of the Year, will be bred this year to Gainesway Farm stallion Tapit for a 2013 foal.
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