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Coming Soon: Giving Your Horse the Best Chance During Disasters
Learn practical things that a horse owner should know and can do that will reduce risks to horses during fires, floods and storms.
YouTube Horse Tripping Video Causes Call for Ban
A video on YouTube of horses roped by the legs, thrown to the ground, and dragged by the neck has horse advocates calling for an end to the practice of horse tripping in horse events in Oregon State. The video was taken at a Big Loop Rodeo in Jordan Valle
Horse Parasites Enjoy Winter, Too!
The discomfort and health threats from ticks, lice, mites, and biting flies continue to affect horses in cold weather.
Can Aromatherapy Calm Competition Horses?
Heitman measured heart rate and blood cortisol levels before and after each horse's hauling. She found that cortisol levels were significantly lower when the horses were exposed to lavender.
Influenza Virus Infects at Least Three Horses in Oregon
Three horses are known to be infected with the influenza virus and are being treated at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Oregon State University.
Group Calls for Ban on Horse Carriages on Salt Lake City Streets
A ban on horse carriages on the streets of Salt Lake City is being called for after a favorite carriage horse collapsed and later died of colic last week.
Research Confirms that Horses Remember Training Years Later
Writing in Horse Science News, Liz Osborn confirms what horse owners have known for some time about the ability of horses to remember previous training.
Horse Industry Podcast: Equine Bone and Joint Health (Including a Discussion on Lunging and Injections!) with Alyssa Logan, Ph.D. Candidate
Alyssa works to combine scientific evidence, as well as the realistic desires of the horse industry, to explore methods of exercise and management that lead to healthy careers for performance horses.
Does Your Horse Need Vitamins?
Although plenty of equine vitamin supplements are available, vitamin supplementation is an individual decision based on the horse's health, where the horse lives, its activity level and the kind of diet the horse is fed.
New Test for Inflammatory Airway Disease in Horses
According to recent research, a new blood test may identify horses with inflammatory airway disease(IAD. Horses with inflammatory airway disease (IAD) have impaired respiratory function and a decreased ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in the