Stability and Efficacy of Compounded Pergolide Examined


Researchers have recently cautioned horse owners currently treating horses diagnosed with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, or equine Cushing’s syndrome) that the compounded form of the drug pergolide mesylate can become

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Research Sheds Light on Equine Long-Term Memory

Remember back when that umbrella popped open and spooked your horse? That might have been five or even 10 years ago, but new research into equine long-term memory (LTM) shows that your horse probably remembers those events just as well as you do

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Auction to Benefit Days End Farm Horse Rescue

Days End Farm Horse Rescue will host its 2nd annual “Grapes of Hooves” wine tasting and auction at the Ten Oaks Ballroom in Clarksville, Md. Funds raised by this event will provide medical intervention and rehabilitation for abused and neglected

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Readers Tell Us Which Type of Horse Trailer They Prefer

More than 2,000 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Which type of horse trailer do you prefer?”


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Equine-Friendly Land Use Planning Booklet Available

The Equestrian Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) has released a new booklet, entitled “Horses Make Good Neighbors.” This full-color publication is designed to help horse enthusiasts educate people who are not familiar with horses about the

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Brentina on the Mend After Colic Surgery

Olympian Debbie McDonald reported Feb. 12 that her equine partner Brentina had downed her first four meals, consisting of soaked timothy pellets, following surgery Feb. 10 to remove an impaction from her small intestine.

McDonald, of Hailey

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AAEP Releases Racing Safety and Welfare Recommendations

The American Association of Equine Practitioners today issued guidelines for protecting the health of the Thoroughbred racehorse. The white paper, “Putting the Horse First: Veterinary Recommendations for the Safety and Welfare of the Thoroughbre

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Corrective Hoof Trimming

The term “corrective shoeing” is often overused and misunderstood. It sometimes implies that the farrier can correct conformational faults of feet and legs. In reality, often very little can be done to change the way a horse is built. Trying to fix

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Curlin Begins New Career as Stallion

Curlin, North America’s richest horse with earnings of more than $10.5 million, began his new career Feb. 13 when he covered his first mare at Will S. Farish’s Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky.


According to a release from Lane’s End,

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Large Animal Rescue Training Offered at Days End Farm

Days End Farm Horse Rescue of Woodbine, Md., will offer Large Animal Rescue Training on two separate dates, March 22 and May 9.

Aimed at emergency responders, horse owners, barn managers, and the general public, each one-day session runs

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Protocol for Racehorse Steroids Testing Progresses

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC) board of directors Feb. 6 received an update on an anabolic steroids study, results of which will be used to set thresholds for testing in plasma.

The RMTC board, which met in Las Vegas,

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Good Barn Keeping

For those who keep horses it is always a struggle to keep up with regular maintenance and have enough time to enjoy the horses. Proper building maintenance at regular intervals can save money and it can leave you more time to spend with your horses.

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