Mounted police and therapeutic riding programs are among the 2014 recipients of The Humane Society of the United States âNow Thatâs a Walking Horse!â grant and recognition program.
Horse lameness can be both observed from the ground and felt while riding. For the new horse owner, and sometimes for an equine veterinarian, recognizing lameness and identifying its source may not be so easy.
When horses are greedy eaters or have had esophageal trauma, or ongoing dehydration that compromises swallowing action, they may become predisposed to choke.
Equine Agility is one of the fastest growing horse sports in the world! It is a non-mounted sport in which horse and human work through a course for a score based on time and proper completion.
AAEP hails passage of Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) in the U.S. House of Representatives which will help end the cruel and inhumane practice of horse soring.
Cornish Mutual Insurance Company, which has offices in Exeter and Truro, believes veterinary treatment fees are pushing up the price of horse insurance premiums, with the increase well ahead of the Retail Prices Index (RPI) at approximately 7 per cent
Research by a Dutch [no-glossary]research team has shown that a combination of systemic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) plus intrasynovial glucocorticosteroids is superior to either medication alone in improving outcomes for lame horses with
Equine Guelph thanks Intercity Insurance for becoming an education patron and for their ongoing support of the Hoofprints tribute program which provides horse owners a valuable outlet to celebrate cherished memories.
The owner was charged with animal cruelty after officers observed on many occasions over a period of time the horses without proper food or water, no shelter from the weather, and living in otherwise squalid conditions.
The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed one positive case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse found in Lanier County. This is the fourth positive case of EEE found in a horse in South Georgia this year.