âThe well-rounded horse person is educated in normal parameters of horse health and a keen observer, on the look-out for anything that is abnormal for that individual horse.â
Obese horses are more likely to suffer metabolic imbalances, lameness, heart conditions, gastric issues, and a myriad of other medical complaints.
Two horses in Texas have died from a lethal strain of Equine Herpes Virus-1 and the cause of death has been confirmed by medical testing and reported to the state.
When Pure Thoughts Inc. Horse Rescue received a call that two young horses needed their help, they went to Okeechobee, Florida, to pick up two young thoroughbreds. Arriving at the farm, they were surprised at what they found: A scraggly matted six month-o
âPark officials claim the horses are damaging archeological resources and present a public safety threat, but former, park employees counter these claims saying these horses have resided on the Mesa Verde lands for over a century, and do not pose a thre
âWith the arrival of spring weather, the number of cases of infectious equine diseases has been increasing with new cases of EHV-1, EHM, strangles and infectious anemia confirmed in different areas of the US.â
1,500 horses adopted from ASPCA Right Horse partner organizations will be vaccinated by a veterinarian with Core EQ Innovator, the only vaccine to protect horses against all five core diseases.
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) has introduced an amendment to restore the ban on horse slaughter in the U. S. In a concise and articulate presentation, he states his case:
During hot summer months and with drought blanketing the country, horse owners are being urged to make sure that horses are getting the water needed to guarantee good health. Water consumption is extremely important in the digestive process to avoid colic
With the National Hurricane Center reporting that torrential rains and flooding will continue for the next several days across parts of the Florida Panhandle and north Florida, horse owners are scrambling to keep their horses out of flooded areas and prot