Horse owners and riders often wonder how horses respond to eye contact with the person who comes out into the pasture to catch them. Now a study at the New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine may help set their minds at
Proper care has not been provided to these horses for a long period of time resulting in their extremely poor health conditions.
The Dunsink area of Dublin is an area that is not conducive to the health of horses. There are about 60 horses on the 160-acre site which is a very unsuitable environment for horses," said welfare trust spokeswoman Sharon Newsome. "There is limited
A landmark ruling in Texas by U. S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson orders the American Quarter Horse Association, the world's largest horse breeding and registry organization to allow cloned horses.
A webcast of "Is My Horse Fat? Estimating Body Weight in Adult Horses" will be presented by Dr. Krishona Martinson of the University of Minnesota on February 18, 2014 at 7 PM ET.
Equine Guelph's Tool of the Month covers most areas of better senior equine health with a senior horse challenge that highlights important information for all horse owners.
Bony prominences involved in the kissing spines start at the horse's withers with the first thoracic vertebra (T1) and continue to the point of the hip with the last lumbar vertebra (L6), with T13 - T18 being the most commonly affected.
The British Ministry of Defense is under fire from animal rights groups after admitting that it put down healthy horses simply for having a "bad temperament."
âSince Mr. Keat couldnât visit his horse himself, they would bring his horse to him. So it was - the horse was brought to the hospital for a few last moments with the dying man.â
Horse owners can take several precautions to assist equine comfort and survival during frigid weather, but the most important item is making sure the horse has adequate amounts of water that is at least 43 degrees Fahrenheit.