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Keeping America's Horses Safe - One Horse At A Time! What You Can Do Right Now

All horses, even champions of the racetrack and the show ring, are only one unlucky step away from abuse, neglect and slaughter.

Whole Food Options to Boost Protein Quality for Your Horses

Of the 22 amino acids, your horse's body only makes 12 while the remaining 10, which are considered essential, must be in the horse's diet.

Scribbles: A Horse Rescue That Beat All Odds

Up-dated 1/15/2013 - This is a story about a horse named "Scribbles" and one family whom I would have never met if it were not for a once in a lifetime chain of events that unfolded before my eyes. A few short weeks ago I was at a horse meat sale, the sam

Supernumerary Teeth

Learn about these excess teeth that can develop in horses and why early detection is necessary to prevent difficulty eating and the development of abnormal facial features.

Tennessee Equine Hospital Quarantined

The Tennessee State Veterinarian has placed the  Equine Hospital at the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center under a seven day quarantine. The Veterinary Medical Center expects to maintain voluntary isolation for an additional period of time

Cases of Greasy Heel and Rain Scald Increase

With increased wet weather in many areas over the past few months, horse owners are seeing an increase in cases of greasy heel and rain scald brought on by microorganisms, allergies, soil and bedding conditions.

Research Successful in Treatment of Equine Ocular Tumors

A research project funded by The HorseTrust has found that various types of equine ocular tumours can be successfully treated with mitomycin C, a cytotoxic antibiotic isolated from a bacterium. Mitomycin C offers a safe and cost-effective alternative to

New Lameness Diagnostic Tool

Equine caregivers know all too well, identifying and treating lameness in horses can be a frustrating and expensive process. Equine Guelph’s new Lameness Lab online tool, sponsored by Pfizer Equine Division, will help you learn about lameness through i

FEI Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations

Within the FEI list and within the new FEI Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations (EADCMR), there are two main categories of regulated substances:

Dormosedan Gel - Better Sedation for Horses

Some horses require sedating for clipping, dental treatment or shoeing, but calling a veterinarian each time is rather costly. Now a new drug, Dormosedan Gel is making sedation of horses safer and easier.

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