How to care for the basic health needs of horses
The Kentucky Horse Park (KHP) welcomes the return of equine behaviorist and trainer Chris Irwin on October 27-28. He will be offering private and semi-private sessions at the Maker?s
A Cornell University scientist recently showed that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy can enhance healing and quality of repair at the cellular level in treating tendonitis and suspensory ligament desmitis. Lisa A. Fortier, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS
The British Horse Society has launched a blog (an online diary) to promote its work for horses and riders in this increasingly internet age.
Vaccines made with bacteria killed by gamma irradiation, rather than by standard methods of heat or chemical inactivation, may be more effective, say researchers supported by the National Institute of
School your horse with techniques used by police officers to promote confidence and employ strategies for desensitizing your horse to noise, crowds, and obstacles.
Five instructors representing the Lexington Police Mounted Unit, the
USDA Secretary Mike Johanns has accepted an invitation to be the keynote speaker Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the annual ID/INFO EXPO 2006 in
Horses suffering a skull fracture often had a history of being handled with the horse rearing and flipping over, striking the head on the ground, or hitting its head on an overhead structure such as a trailer or stall ceiling.
California will soon release the results of a study that will reflect trends in connection with blood samples taken from about 6,000 racehorses for the purpose of “milkshake” –or TCO2 testing– last year.
California takes blood from all
Equine strangles is caused by Streptococcus equi, a biovar, or clonal descendent of an ancestral S. zooepidemicus. Recovery from the disease is accompanied by onset of acquired resistance to the disease in approximately 75% of horses, an immunity that persists for 5 years or longer — hence the greater incidence of strangles in younger horses.
To work with horses successfully, we must be able to communicate adequately with voice, touch, and body language.
This is an excerpt from Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents.
The main internal parasites traditionally considered to be important in horses are bots,
Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis (DSLD) actually affects connective tissue throughout the body.
The United Kingdom’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency announced yesterday (July 9) that it was involved in the afternoon rescue of two horses and their riders who were stranded off shore on a sandbar at Holkham Bay as the tide was rising.
Exceptionally high rainfall during the last week of June has created ideal mosquito breeding conditions in Dorchester and
You should be prepared to ship a horse if it is in need of emergency care at a veterinary hospital.
Any injury that tears skin or causes painful swelling around the eye should receive immediate veterinary attention.
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