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Don't Let Fall Clean-up Trimmings Poison Your Horses
With fall and winter weather arriving, many people are doing their fall clean-up of yards, pastures and other areas. Most horse owners may not be aware that various yard waste âtrimmingsâ can be toxic to horses and other livestock. Â
Photodynamic Therapy Proves Useful in Treatment of Cancer in Horses
A treatment developed by Dr. Giuliano at the University of Missouri, uses photodynamic therapy in the treatment of facial squamous cell carcinoma affecting the eyes and surrounding tissue in equines. After surgerical removal of the tumor, a photo-reactive
Should Arabians Be Tested for Lavendar Foal Syndrome?
Lavender Foal Syndrome (LFS), also known as Coat Color Dilution Lethal, is a fatal autosomal (chromosonal, not related to sex) recessive condition of Arabian horses. LFS is found primarily in horses with Egyptian bloodlines but has also been reported in o
Equine Research and Reproduction Highlighted
The University of Kentucky Equine Initiative will host a UK Equine Showcase Jan. 20 and the 3rd Annual Kentucky Breedersâ Short Course Jan. 21 at the UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Lexington. The UK Equine Showcase is a program highlighting the
Report Shows BLM Wild Horse Program Is Ineffective
According to the report, the BLM needs to stop relying on short-sighted wild horse roundups, and instead make immediate changes necessary to set the program on a long-term, humane and financially sustainable path.
Keep Your Horses Well Hydrated this Summer
Kauffman's HydroMax contains proven rehydration ingredients (salt and potassium chloride) formulated to provide the proper amounts and ratios of sodium, potassium and chloride.
Can Airborne Viruses Survive in Water and Infect Horses?
Research shows that horses can be infected by equine herpes viruses in water long after the animals shedding the virus are gone.
Wellpride Sponsoring Devon Horse Show Breed Division
Dressage at Devon, which takes place at the Devon Horse Show grounds in Devon, Pennsylvania, draws tens of thousands of spectators and patrons each year to experience food, shopping and family fun.
A Reminder that Rabies Continues To Be a Threat to Horses and Humans
World Rabies Day is held on September 28, the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur who, with his colleagues, developed the first efficacious rabies vaccine.
NSAIDs May Be Harmful to Your Horse
NSAIDs may help mask lameness while reducing pain, swelling, and inflammation, but they can also be very harmful to equines by contributing to GI ulcers, diarrhea from colitis and colic, which may trigger bouts of laminitis.