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Michigan State University Extension Presents Fall Horse Workshops
With one of the best veterinary medicine programs in the world, Michigan State University, through their Extension program, makes up-to-date information and programs available to horse owners nationwide
Free Download: The Complete Guide to Horse Paddock Footing
Because the stability of paddock areas are crucial to your horseâs health, it is essential to maintain quality paddock footing to avoid diseases, injury, or death.
The Hock Shield for Horses: Long Lasting Protection to Stand Up to the Job
âInformal testing, over a three-week trial period, has shown The Hock Shield⢠can successfully stay up, without turning on a horse's legs, more than 90% of the time providing safe and reliable protection and healing from sores and abrasions.â
Florida Reports 1st 2016 Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis
"Officials in Polk County Florida reported its first confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in 2016 this past week, saying the eighteen month old unvaccinated Quarter Horse had not been off the property in at least 6 months.â
Horse Death from Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed in North Carolina
âThe North Carolina Department of Public Health has confirmed the death of a Cumberland County horse identified as having Eastern Equine Encephalitis.â
From Egg to Larva to Fly - It's the Season for Bot Activity in Horses
âThe principal damage caused by the bot is to the stomach lining of the horse and in extreme cases, bots can cause a stomach rupture or fatal colic if they block the stomach valve to the small intestine.â
The Effects of Artificial Fluoridation of Water (AFW) on Horses
"Peer-reviewed literature in scientific journals, to date, showed no published reports documenting fluorosis in horses due to ingestion of fluoridated public water alone.â
Tape Worms: A Year-around Threat to Your Horse
Horse owners sometimes think that the risk of tapeworms disappears during fall and winter as cooler weather arrives, but quite the opposite is true.
African Horse Sickness Virus in UK
With the discovery of the Schmallenberg virus in Britain in late January it is ever more likely that African horse sickness (AHS) may invade the UK according to veterinarians. AHS kills as many as 90% of those horses it infects, and is spread by the same
Researchers Compare Stress in Show Horses and Riders
An article in Science Daily documents the fact that although It is well known that show horses have symptoms of stress when ridden, relatively little attention has been paid to the effects of nervousness on their riders.