The equine genetics research group at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine is collaborating with Ray Geor, BVSc, MVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor and chair of the department of large animal clinical sciences at Michigan State University,...
Ever been told that your horse has a hay belly and needs to lose weight? Well, relax! He’s not fat, he just has gas. In fact, gas production is normal and healthy. It indicates that your horse is getting...
The University of Kentucky Equine Initiative and the Georgetown College Equine Scholars Program have teamed up to host the 2011 Equine Career Fair March 1 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. EST in the E.S. Good Barn on the UK...
Few equine issues are more contentious that the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse and burro program. Animal welfare groups, including the ASPCA and Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) have criticized the program as inhumane. Citizen-interest...
One of the premier competitions in the international sport of Modern Pentathlon is making its debut in the United States. For the first time in more than a decade, one of the legs of the Modern Pentathlon World Cup...
An ex-racehorse is retrained for a second career at the Secretariat Center. Photo: Leslie PotterThe American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has developed guidelines to help veterinarians and adoption groups successfully transition retired racehorses to new homes and new...
For the past three years, animal health company Merial has hosted gastroscopy events across the country, and the results consistently show stomach ulcers are a threat to horses of all breeds and disciplines. From 2008 through 2010, veterinarians scoped...
A Kansas City-area therapeutic riding center hopes to recover after a devastating fire early in the morning on February 20.
A barn used by Sugar Creek Equinapy and the attached apartment were destroyed in the fire. The two residents of...
February is National Pet Dental Health Month. As with humans, pets benefit from having
good oral hygiene. Dental disease can lead to pain, tooth loss and infection in other
organs when bacteria from infected teeth and gums enter the...
Every year, thousands of wild horses and burros across the western rangelands are rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Some are sold to adoptive homes, but many remain in long-term holding ranches in the Midwest where...
