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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.

Don't Let Changing Weather Create Hoof Issues for Your Horse

Springtime brings wet-dry cycles that create problems with horse's hoofs leading to brittle or cracked hooves, infiltration of bacteria that causes thrush and abscesses

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed In Florida Horse

According to the Escambia County Department of Health, unimmunized horses throughout the county are at risk for mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

BLM to Motorists: Don't Stop to Photograph Burros and Wild Horses

Officials with the Bureau of Land Management Yuma, Arizona, Field Office are asking the public to refrain from stopping along Highway 95 to take photographs of wild horses and burros.

Ann Romney's Dressage Horse Makes Olympic Debut

Ann Romney waved and cheered as rider Jan Ebeling guided his charge, Rafalca, through the dressage routine of pirouttes, trots and passages that make up the dressage performance. Although Rafalca's score was not among the leaders, a grinning Ebeling

Horse Bits Being Recalled

English Riding Supply is recalling Happy Mouth Wire Mouth Bits sold  nationwide from July 2003 to April 2012. The steel braided wire in the  mouthpiece that connects the bit on either side of the horse's cheeks  can become frayed, rusted or worn, w

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