Leading the charge against the horsesâ release is Kevin Borba, who was fined nearly $30,000 for violating the terms of his permit by grazing cattle on public lands where and when they were not authorized.
Winter weather and loss of pasture access make owners of thin senior horses anxious, so it is important to make sure that all dietary needs of a senior horse are met.
The AAEP has released updated equine parasite control information supporting individualized deworming using targeted treatments at appropriate dosage levels.
Parasite resistance is a serious problem and will require that the whole horse industry change its way of doing things.
Guidelines for using Zimeta™ (dipyrone injection) in competitive horses affects competing members use of the first and only FDA-approved product for control of fever in horses.
Keeping stress to a minimum is important since research shows stress can turn into equine gastric ulcer syndrome, with one study showing horses developing stomach ulcers in just five days.
Horses have a small stomach and are meant to graze and eat frequent, small portions of feed for extended periods each day and a steady flow of acid is required for digestion buffered by both feed and saliva.
Because Degenerative Joint Disease gets worse over time, it's important to manage it early in the disease process when treatment is going to be most effective for horses.
A horse's temperature will usually spike prior to shedding significant amounts of the EHV-1virus, and typically anything greater than 101.5 F should be considered a fever.
Horse owners often ask about tapeworms and testing for them with a fecal egg count. Currently, there is no reliable test for tapeworms that uses the stool.