The Kentucky Equine Youth Festival returns to the Kentucky Horse Park's Alltech Arena on March 27, 2013, to showcase the horse to school children and equine youth groups.
Big horses, small feet. An increasingly problem with horses that are not bred for good foot health. Dropped soles can result. Here is an expert farriers view on what can be done.
âA show horse imported into the United States from Germany last week was found butchered just yards from his new home, authorities said Monday.â
"In addition to the educational program, the American Association of Equine Practitionersâ convention offered a variety of social and networking opportunities at which equine practitioners and students could expand their professional footprint.â
Youth competitions tested the relationship between handler and horse and their willingness to complete in-hand maneuvers such as trotting, stopping, backing, 360 degree turns, loading in a trailer, and navigating over trail obstacles.
The Mustang Magic Trainers Challenge, a wild horse training competition in its sixth year, will be held at the 118th annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo from Thursday, January 23 to Saturday, January 25, 2014.
âWhen nighttime temperatures drop, it becomes too chilly for plants to grow and the sugars are stored for later use leading to a concentration of stored sugars which may increase the risk of digestive upset or laminitis in some horses.â
Not all vaccines are created equal, so veterinarians are the best resource when choosing the right vaccine for your horse.
Equine Protozoal myeloencaphalitis (EPM), also known as "sleeping sickness" Â can appear in foals only a few days old or horses in their 30s. Any age, sex or breed can develop it, although young horses, and those shipped frequently, seem to be at greater
With five cases of West Nile virus having been diagnosed in the past month, according to Neil Dyer, director of the NDSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, veterinarians are reminding horse owners to make sure horse vaccinations are up-to-date.