Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
Officials have long been concerned with how to manage the estimated 48,000 unbranded feral Navajo Nation horses residing on the 18 million-acre reservation in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
Park officials said the 2-year-old stallion is lame and has a swollen left hind leg and a laceration on his rib cage but is moving around and foraging with little difficulty. They will continue to monitor his condition.
For safety purposes, the UK VMD had suspended sales of several drugs, including flunixin, that are used in food-producing animals and contain the excipient diethanolamine.
It is the first time in 28 years that Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute has four Przewalski’s horse foals at one time. The foals are thriving and living in a herd with their mothers.
Since the inception of its grants program, the USA Equestrian Trust has awarded nearly $2.1 million to nonprofits.
The BLM said the gather is necessary as there is not enough water to support the number of horses in the area.
The agency plans to remove about 149 wild horses and administer fertility control to horses returning to the range.
Researchers found that 90% of stem-cell-cloned foals were “completely healthy and normal” at birth, whereas two-thirds of the skin-cell-cloned foals were not.
Find out how Claire Godwin, DVM, keeps her 27-year-old endurance horse PL Mercury in elite condition, from joint support to conditioning tactics.
The agency is offering $50,000 to fund innovative programs designed to keep horses in their homes and out of risk.
Attendees will have the opportunity to view approximately 200 mares roaming on approximately 3,875 acres at the Chickasaw Ranch on Aug. 11.
Researchers determined that, even in a short time span, a horse can associate a place with positive or negative experiences and consequently present different emotions when he returns to that place.
While that might sound obvious, it’s important to recognize the link between attitude and behavior to bring about welfare change. Specifically, one researcher says, education programs should first focus on changing attitudes to change people’s behavior.
The answer might surprise you.
Researchers found significant signs of stress reduction when horses inhaled lavender essential oil from a diffuser compared to water vapor and chamomile.
Reynolds and Cayucos, a 10-year-old 15.1 hand chestnut Arabian gelding, crossed the finish line at 10:00 p.m. on July 28 to claim her third Tevis Cup victory.
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