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Summer, Biting Flies and Your Horse's Ears
If the horse becomes sensitive to the lesions in the ears, head shaking and head shyness may make it difficult to put on a halter or bridle.
Friends of Sound Horses Applaud Conviction
Friends of Sound Horses (FOSH) applauds the U.S. Attorneyâs Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee in Knoxville for the successful criminal prosecution of Barney Davis, a horse trainer from Tennessee for violation of the Horse Protection Act (HPA)
Sickness Prevention in Horses Course Coming Spring ’23 Mar 20 – Mar 31
Best management practices with respect to biosecurity will ensure you minimize your risk of spreading disease, and will allow you to more effectively communicate this to others.
Respiratory Condition Seen in Florida and Texas Horses
Spring and summer often brings an increase of cases of nasopharyngeal cicatrix syndrome (NCS) which is a respiratory condition seen most often in horses living in south-central Texas and the panhandle area of Florida.
APHA’s Weekly Broadcast Highlights the Paint Horse World
The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) recently debuted a new weekly news broadcast from its headquarters in Fort Worth. Hosted by APHA Executive Director Billy Smith and highlighting the weekâs association news, the program is titled âFresh Pain
A Career as Equine Rehabilitation Therapist
Few animals are as athletic as horses, especially race horses and show horses. The strain of physical activity often results in muscular or other physical problems. An equine rehabilitation therapist diagnoses and treats these ailments using technology,
Vets Confirm New Cases of EVH-1 in Horses
In a letter to Washington horse owners and veterinarians written on April 2, 2012, Leonard Eldridge, DVM, State Veterinarian for Washington State Department of Agriculture writes that four confirmed cases of Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) have been report
Researchers Working to Solve the Mystery of Equine Hepatitis
For almost 100 years, veterinarians have puzzled over the cause of Theiler's disease, a mysterious type of equine hepatitis that is linked to blood products.
To Brand or Microchip - What's Best for Foals?
For centuries, animal owners have sought ways to identify their foals, horses and other animals and differentiate them from those of neighbors. Identifying marks also helped in regaining animals that became lost or were stolen. Branding with a hot iron
Research Shows Importance of Protecting Horse Health When Traveling
While some horses adapt well to being transported, others do not, and being moved from one place to another can be highly stressful for them, whether they travel by air or by road.