Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
The symposium and dinner will take place Thursday, Sept. 20, from 4-7:30 p.m., at Malone’s Prime, in Lexington, Kentucky.
Researchers are examining inflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers’ efficacy as early indicators for potential catastrophic injuries in racehorses.
Three retired mares and a stallion died in a Clark County, Kentucky, barn fire on Sunday.
Researchers determined that modifications in whip use rules, aimed toward more ethical use had no negative effect on Standardbreds’ racing performance or race times.
If successful, the case will be the first to establish that animals have the legal right to sue their alleged abusers in court.
An Assateague pony struck by a vehicle on Aug. 6 was euthanized Aug. 15, officials from the National Park Services’ Assateague Island National Seashore have confirmed.
Sponsorships have been obtained for all five of the races Kentucky Downs made available for Kentucky Downs Research Day, which benefits the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, to be on Sept. 1.
Respondents reported their equine veterinarians as their most trusted sources for vaccination and deworming information.
The universal microchip look-up tool would provide a single source where the public and various organizations and emergency response teams could find a horse’s identity or the registry with which the animal’s microchip number is associated.
Dr. Margo Macpherson calls herself “a bona fide stress monster,” but has found success in striking a work-life balance by strategically planning out her days.
Scorched rangelands, shrinking production acreage, and recent tariffs all share the blame for horse hay price increases in California, a forage specialist from the University of California, Davis, says.
Researchers used computer simulation models to assess the risk of disease spread from horse events and the effectiveness of various control protocols in the face of the outbreak at a home stable.
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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.
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