Poll Recap: Older Horse Care Concerns
Jennifer Whittle
October 3, 2017
Readers said maintaining weight, osteoarthritis, and other lameness were their top senior horse care concerns.
Readers said maintaining weight, osteoarthritis, and other lameness were their top senior horse care concerns.
Dr. David Frisbie will be installed during the Nov. 20 President’s Luncheon at the 2017 AAEP Convention.
Johnson’s horse Luke Skywalker 46 tested positive for the local anesthetic pramoxine in January.
Equine groups hope to help the more than 800 Thoroughbreds at Camarero Race Track and other horses on the island.
Researchers hope to help equestrians polish skills on a simulator to ensure good equine welfare when they ride a horse.
As part of a three-year commitment, Boehringer Ingelheim has become FEI Equine Health Partner and FEI Campus Partner.
At least four horses have died due to the lack of resources since Hurricane Maria devastated the island.
The effort to outfit mares with GPS collars effort began last winter but was suspended due to poor weather conditions.
The events will take place June 10-13 at the Capital Hilton, in the heart of Washington, D.C.
The decaying remains of three horses ostensibly butchered for meat were found in Hialeah Gardens.
Half the owners didn’t understand equine thermoregulation, including horses’ bodily response to clipping and blanketing.
Officials say the new regulations are strengthening the integrity of the state’s horse racing industry.
The 9-year-old Atlantic County mare had not been vaccinated against EEE for two years and is undergoing treatment.
Of the 854 respondents, 681 (80%) said their horses are currently vaccinated against rabies.
Three horses tested positive for the banned substance diisopropylamine, a vasodilator.
Seventy-two percent of vets polled disagreed that “corporatization is inevitable and will benefit vets and clients.”
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