Remember Horses During National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month. The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) is joining the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, along with other veterinary and equine organizations, to promote the need for equine emergency

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Lloyds of London, 15 Years of Partnering With UK

Lloyd’s of London Underwriters, Brokers, and their Kentucky Agents recently presented the University of Kentucky’s Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center $45,000 for the continued support of The Lloyd?s Equine Disease Quarterly. This year marke

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When Your Horse Visits the Hospital: 12 Tips


Taking your horse to the equine hospital can be confusing and emotionally taxing. As the owner, you will be asked to assist the treatment team, and also to make decisions for your horse.

Here are tips to prepare you from

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Detecting Pain

Recent studies have shown that horses are far more stoic than we had imagined. On the scale of pain tolerance, they are much higher than people. For example, the thrashing colicky horse often needs surgery, and after surgery, pain is very difficult

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Antibiotics

Most owners forget that antibiotics are drugs, and, if misused, they can cause short- and long-term problems for horses and, potentially, humans.

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Smart Mare, Smarter Vet

I am doing some positive reinforcement-based behavior modification for needle shyness in a draft broodmare. This mare is just too big and strong for the old-fashioned restraint methods of working around the problem. She has quite a repertoire of

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Building Back: Two Years after Katrina

After Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, many coastal Louisiana horse owners said “enough’s enough” and moved farther inland, while others stayed behind to reclaim their farms that were battered and drenched by the storm. Either way, most have

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New PCR Assay Developed for Bloodworm Detection


A Danish PhD student from University of Copenhagen has developed a novel diagnostic method for detection the horse bloodworm, Strongylus vulgaris.

The bloodworm gets its name from its extensive migrations in the blood vessels of

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AHC to Host National Issues Forum in Kentucky


The American Horse Council (AHC) will host a National Issues Forum at the Keeneland Race Track in Lexington, Ky., on Nov. 2, 2007. The AHC National Issues Forum provides an excellent opportunity for all horse enthusiasts and industry

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Emergency Planning Workbook (Courtesy of EquineU.com)

The horse emergency planning kit includes steps to take before a disaster strikes. With sections for horse owners to write in their own information and step-by-step instructions, the workbook is an invaluable guide to handling emergency situations.

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Tufts School of Vet Medicine Hosting Open House Sept. 8

The Tufts Cumming School of Veterinary Medicine will be hosting an open house Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in North Grafton, Mass.

Visitors are invited to walk through the facilities for small and large animals, as well as visit with the

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