This weekend, the Western States Horse Expo will be getting underway at the Cal Expo Fairgrounds in Sacramento, CA, scheduled for June 8-10, 2012. On Friday, June 8, $1 of every ticket sold will be donated to the Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA).
Founder is a nautical term meaning sink, so when the coffin bone rotates or sinks inside the hoof capsule, when the hoof bone bond fails, founder is a sequela (result) of severe laminitis.
Toxic forages such as fescues are the most common causes of poisoning in horses.
The online survey is made possible by a sponsorship from Zoetis, the leading animal health company dedicated to improving equine wellness, every day.
The BLM agency’s top research priority remains the development of safe, practical, effective and long- lasting fertility control methods for wild horses and burros.
Equine infectious anemia is a viral disease that attacks horses' immune systems and is transmitted through the exchange of body fluids from an infected to an uninfected animal.
First diagnosed in a horse in California in 2003, the state became the WNV disease epicenter in 2004, with 540 confirmed equine clinical cases and virus is now endemic and here to stay.
The Measure of Tomorrow three-day conference will focus on information highlighting best practices in the present and future of equine welfare and care.
The annual event is designed to educate and inform horse owners and equine industry professionals about horse health issues ranging from basic preventative healthcare to the latest medical advancements.
Increasing your knowledge of best management practices with respect to biosecurity will ensure you minimize your risk of spreading horse diseases, and will allow you to more effectively communicate this to others.