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Does Your Horse Have COPD?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD often is miss taken for asthma. It is usually an allergic reaction to dust that causes obstruction in the air passages in the lungs of horses. It usually affects horses that are six years of age or older,
Danger of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis
During spring, summer, and fall months, the mosquito population increases and with that increase in population, the dangers of horses and humans becoming infected with mosquito-borne diseases. Dr. April Knudson, DVMÂ is an equine specialist with Merial Ve
Stem Cell Research Promises Better Healing for Horse Limbs
A report from the Cornell University Department of Veterinary Medicine details advancement in a new treatment that uses the bodyâs own stem cells to heal cartilage in horses and humans. The current surgical treatment to repair tears in cartilage relieve
Standing MRI System Benefits Horses with Injuries and Diseases
Veterinarians order MRIs for a number of reasons, including detection or management of an injury and identifying disease processes in the tissues or joints.
Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate Horses Against EEE and WNV
Summer is not too late to vaccinate against Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus since many areas have mosquito activity into the month of November.
Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate Horses Against EEE and WNV
Summer is not too late to vaccinate against Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus since many areas have mosquito activity into the month of November.
Update - Pigeon Fever in Horses
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) recently released an update on pigeon fever which tends to strike in dry areas of the country during the summer and fall seasons.
AQHA Convenes First Welfare Commission
Recognizing that animal welfare is the single-most important issue facing the equine industry today, the American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee has appointed the 12-member AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, which met February 6-8 in Dallas.
Horse Rescued by Fast Acting Emergency Crew
âA 14 yr old mare named "Heidi" was trapped halfway through the side door of the trailer and could not move forward or backwards, when fire fighters, dealing with a matter of inches within which to free the horse, quickly and successfully rescued her.â
Where Did All That Horse Manure Go? The Lowly Dung Beetle Knows!
Research supports what many savvy horse owners have known for years, that by burying and consuming horse manure, dung beetles improve nutrient recycling and soil structure in pastures as well as getting rid of the manure.