Rehabbing Neglected Horses: No Small Task
Pat Raia
July 13, 2017
Restoring a neglected horse’s health can be rewarding, but also complicated, time-consuming, and sometimes unsuccessful.
Restoring a neglected horse’s health can be rewarding, but also complicated, time-consuming, and sometimes unsuccessful.
A Thoroughbred sustained a left hind cannon bone fracture during a chuckwagon race and was euthanized.
Owners are urged to check alfalfa carefully for beetles before feeding to prevent additional cases from developing.
Of the 250 respondents, 110 (44%) said their biggest challenge in the summer is keeping horses cool in extreme heat.
Find tips on managing and preventing a “perfect storm” of infectious disease spread at horse competition facilities.
The cases involve a Belgian endurance horse, a South African jumper, and a Mexican jumper.
Shiners Chic, ridden by Jessica Sternberg tested positive for the anabolic steroid at a CRI3* in Texas, in April.
These annual scholarships are awarded to AAEP-member veterinarians who are beginning careers in equine research.
Horses suffered the effects of rapid climate change during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene epochs.
Investigators are probing the cause of a fire that claimed 18 horses in Plainfield in the early morning hours of July 5.
Owners say firework-related injuries in horses have increased since the state lifted its firework ban in 2011.
Of the 359 respondents, 101 (28%) said their hoof care professionals use radiographs to make trimming/shoeing decisions.
Registration is open for all county and state officials, such as animal control officers, sheriffs, and police officers.
Twelve equine rescues received more than $100,000 in grants to support their efforts to protect horses.
The industry outreach program is celebrating 100,000 horse-human connections.
Bornaviruses are known to cause a lethal form of encephalitis, called borna disease, in horses and sheep.
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