The first snow of the impending winter season has already hit the ground in the Northeast. While Mother Nature is giving people a taste of whatâs to come, Bit Blanket has spent the last several months getting ready to help horse owners brave the cold
Horse owners and trainers are being warned about the use of knock-off drugs and compounded products that may be very different from brand-name drugs or drugs that are compounded by a professional pharmacy that controls the quality, purity, and potency of
Karen Waite, Equine Extension Specialist will discuss just why forage is important, and what the alternatives are when weather or other issues make forage hard to come by on Sept 17, 2013.
The Northeast Association of Equine Practitioners is currently holding their 2013 Annual Symposium from September 25-28, 2013 including 80 hours of continuing education featuring lameness, reproduction, and ophthalmic disorders.
Horseback riding can be fun recreation, and it is also great therapy for wounded warriors at Spirithorse Chisholm Trail Center near Comanche. Jan Smith, Spirithorse owner and equine therapist, established the program in May of this year to provide therap
A fire that swept through a Michigan barn killed at least 20 horses and a show dog on Tuesday November 11, at Smithfield Stables near Edwardsburg, Michigan.
During the investigation, detectives worked with the UC Davis Veterinary Forensics Laboratory to track the DNA of one of the dead horses, and the lab came up with a match.
To the ownerâs surprise her first ride ended up with her on the ground, no injuries just hurt feelings, as the mare went into a buck for no apparent reason.
Equine Guelphâs online tool, Journey through the Joints, sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, is designed to take horse people on an interactive journey from a healthy joint to an inflamed, arthritic joint.
Back in 1971, the California equine industry sponsored legislation to prevent misuse of drugs and medications in equines (horses, mules and donkeys) in public shows and sales. The resulting law is found in the Food and Agriculture Code (FAC) Sections 2400