Discussions about the welfare of our equine friends
In 2018 Merck and the AAEP Foundation will award five $5,000 scholarships to second- and third-year veterinary students dedicated to careers in equine practice.
Research topics include laminitis, EHV-1, racehorse injury prevention, recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis, respiratory health, and more.
Spendthrift will offer 50 tickets for $25 each for fans to visit the farm on April 26 and meet three-time Grade 1 winner Lord Nelson, who recovered from laminitis.
Learn how these “heroes” of the equine veterinary industry step up to save other horses’ lives.
Presenters will speak on pre-race examinations, on-track protocols, test barn best practices, technology resources, biosecurity, and more.
The equine competition, racing, and recreation sectors are the primary economic drivers, but the working horse sector also contributes.
Horses have moved down to lower elevations and many mares will be foaling through June, officials say.
While the horses recognize positive from negative emotions in whinnies, they might not become positively or negatively emotional as a result.
The board will discuss the challenge of wild horse and burro management on public lands and how a growing population is impacting the environment.
A bikini-clad woman rode a white horse into the Mokai Lounge, in Miami Beach, on March 8.
Jeffrey Tretter alleges that the gelding Tag Up and Go received a banned performance-enhancing substance which caused him to win unexpectedly.
Researchers found that young people recognized signs of poor horse welfare in common training practices as well as adult experts did.
The Navajo Nation has canceled plans for a hunt to reduce the size of the feral horse herd on its lands. The hunt had been slated take place in March.
The “alpha” concept of showing dominance when training a horse doesn’t coincide with what equitation science research is revealing, scientists say.
The BLM removed 1,294 wild horses from the range. Those animals were checked by a vet and are being prepared for adoption.
Researchers found that Przewalski’s horses, which were believed to be the last truly wild horses, are actually the feral descendants of the first horses ever domesticated.
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