How to care for the basic health needs of horses
The U.S. Supreme Court is staying out a fight between Illinois’ casinos and horse tracks over a state law that cropped up in the impeachment and indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The casinos object to a law that forces them to
Dunkirk, who ran a gutsy, front-running second in the June 6 Belmont Stakes, came out of the race with a non-displaced condylar fracture of the left hind cannon bone and will undergo surgery June 9 at the brand new Ruffian Equine Medical Center
Veterinarians from Louisiana State University (LSU) responded to an emergency call the evening of May 30 after learning that two horses were trapped in an overturned horse trailer as a result of a single vehicle accident.
LSU veterinarians,
In the future Moyer predicted more use of glue-on shoes, more new shoeing materials from metals to composites, a move to more group/corporate farriery and veterinary operations, more partnering between veterinarians and farriers
Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird obviously loves New York. He loves it so much that he might return this summer to run at Saratoga Race Course in the Aug. 1 Jim Dandy Stakes and the Aug. 29 Shadwell Travers Stakes.
“We’ve discussed the Jim
Virginia Cooperative Extension hosted a Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue three-day emergency training program at the Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension
Rabies is a rhabdovirus that has been a human threat since antiquity. The virus is capable of infecting all warm-blooded animals with some variation in susceptibility. Rabies is considered 100% fatal to the infected host. However, in order for
With the filly Rachael Alexandra out of the Belmont because her owners didn’t feel it was in the filly’s best interest, all eyes turned back to the Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes runner-up Mine That Bird.
He was sent off as
Looking for something new to do with your horses? How about forming a “horse soccer” league!
In this author’s experience, the only time this had been seen before was with the Lexington Mounted Police Unit, who use large, inflatable balls
Plasma is widely administered to horses and foals for a variety of reasons, such as a critical illness, failure of passive transfer in foals, or prophylaxis against Rhodococcus equi.
Composting is one option for disposing of a horse carcass after euthanasia. Researchers at West Texas A&M recently conducted a study to determine if residues of sodium pentobarbital might remain in compost as a potential environmental hazard
HorseSmarts: Essential Advice for Today’s Horse Owner, a 60 minute educational DVD created by the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC) and produced by Marvo Entertainment Group of Princeton, Ky., was recently awarded a 2009 Silver Communicator
On the eve of the 141st running of the Belmont Stakes June 6, the legacy of one of the race’s most illustrious winners continues to shine throughout the equine community.
Helen “Penny” Chenery, owner of 1973 Triple Crown champion Secretaria
TheHorse.com and the U.S. Trotting Association have joined forces to create a Standardbred Adoption Service listing for horses offered free to good homes. This is designed after TheHorse.com’s successful Thoroughbred Adoption Service.
The
The end result of laminitis is often a discrepancy in hoof growth, in which the heels grow faster than the toe
Trainer Chip Woolley Jr., who trains Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, woke up the morning of June 2 to find his truck had been broken into at the Louisville hotel where he was staying. The registration papers for Mine That Bird were missing
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